quitate
[kiˈt̪at̪e]
The verdict
“quitate” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #51,869 among 3,200 “Q” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,869
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,200
- “Q” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de quitarse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | quitate |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [kiˈt̪at̪e] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #51,869 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “quitate” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
quitate is uncommon Spanish at frequency #51,869 among 3,200 “Q” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [kiˈt̪at̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de quitarse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico).".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for quitate, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is quitate, spelled Q-U-I-T-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de quitarse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “quitate”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is Q-U-I-T-A-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kiˈt̪at̪e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.