quiyá
[kiˈʝa]
The verdict
“quiyá” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Myocastor coypus) Especie de roedor de hábitos acuáticos natural de Argentina y Chile, lejanamente parecido a las nutrias. Es un equimíido de gran talla, hasta 10 kilos de peso, con cola larga y e...
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Index ES-quiya · quiyá · Spanish
quiyá · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Q" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | quiyá |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kiˈʝa] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “quiyá” en español
Rare enough to double-check
quiyá is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kiˈʝa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Myocastor coypus) Especie de roedor de hábitos acuáticos natural de Argentina y Chile, lejanamente parecido a las nutrias. Es un equimíido de gran talla, hasta 10 kilos de peso, con cola larga y e...".
Zero misspellings are on record for quiyá in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is quiyá, spelled Q-U-I-Y-Á.
Definition
- 1(Myocastor coypus) Especie de roedor de hábitos acuáticos natural de Argentina y Chile, lejanamente parecido a las nutrias. Es un equimíido de gran talla, hasta 10 kilos de peso, con cola larga y escamosa. El áspero pelo superior recubre un vello inferior de considerable valor comercial. Es de hábitos nocturnos.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.