Quito
[ˈkit̪o]
The verdict
“Quito” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #3,805 in Spanish word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #3,805
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ciudad capital del Ecuador.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Quito |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈkit̪o] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #3,805 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Quito” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for Quito is 5 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkit̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,805 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Ciudad capital del Ecuador.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Quito, with forms such as "qiuto", "qquito", and "quiot". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "quo", "quizá", "qui", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is Quito, spelled Q-U-I-T-O.
Definition
- 1Ciudad capital del Ecuador.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: qiuto,qquito,quiot,quitto,qutio,uqito
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Quito - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “Quito”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is Q-U-I-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkit̪o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “quo” - see the side-by-side comparison. Quito vs quo
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.