quiten

[ˈkit̪ẽn]

/[ˈkit̪ẽn]/ verb

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The verdict

“quiten” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #14,689. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,689
frequency rank, Spanish
364
“Q” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de quitar o de quitarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-quiten · quiten · Spanish

quiten · rank #14,689 · 8 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,689
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 364
  • PHOTO-FINISH quilombo

Nearest frequency peer: quilombo (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “quiten”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “quiten” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

quiten vs Quito
50% similar
quiten vs quién
67% similar
quiten vs quise
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for quiten
PropertyValue
Headwordquiten
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkit̪ẽn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#14,689
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “quiten”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.quitencae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “quilombo” (#14,688), “quedaste” (#14,687), “renal” (#14,691). Entre 364 lemas con “Q”, “quiten” va en #14,689. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around quiten (IPA [ˈkit̪ẽn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #14,689 among 364 “Q” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for quiten, with forms such as "qiuten", "qquiten", and "quietn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "Quito", "quién", "quise", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is quiten, spelled Q-U-I-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de quitar o de quitarse.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo de quitar o del imperativo negativo de quitarse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • qiuten
  • qquiten
  • quietn
  • quitenn
  • quitne
  • quitten
  • qutien
  • uqiten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of quiten - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

qiuten2qquiten1quietn2quitenn1quitne2quitten1qutien2uqiten2
Edit distance from "quiten"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "quiten"?
"quiten" is spelled Q-U-I-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkit̪ẽn].
What does "quiten" mean?
As a verb, "quiten" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de quitar o de quitarse.
What words are commonly confused with "quiten"?
"quiten" is commonly confused with "Quito", "quién", "quise". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "quiten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quiten" is [ˈkit̪ẽn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quiten" come from?
"quiten" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "quiten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

perdía8 variantsOrozco8 variantsodiaba8 variantsétnico8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list