quiz

[ˈkwis]

/[ˈkwis]/ noun

The verdict

“quiz” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #51,177 among 364 “Q” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,177
frequency rank, Spanish
364
“Q” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cuestionario, autoevaluación o acertijo breve y conciso que se usa para poner a prueba el conocimiento de una persona en una determinada materia.

Corpus desk

Index ES-quiz · quiz · Spanish

quiz · rank #51,177 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,177
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 364
  • PHOTO-FINISH racine

Nearest frequency peer: racine (+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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “quiz”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “quiz” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for quiz
PropertyValue
Headwordquiz
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkwis]
Letters4
Frequency rank#51,177
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “quiz” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.quizcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “racine” (#51,178), “rad” (#51,179), “rajan” (#51,180). Entre 364 lemas con “Q”, “quiz” va en #51,177. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

quiz is uncommon Spanish at frequency #51,177 among 364 “Q” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkwis]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cuestionario, autoevaluación o acertijo breve y conciso que se usa para poner a prueba el conocimiento de una persona en una determinada materia.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for quiz in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 quiz, spelled Q-U-I-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cuestionario, autoevaluación o acertijo breve y conciso que se usa para poner a prueba el conocimiento de una persona en una determinada materia.

Synonyms

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 "quiz"?
"quiz" is spelled Q-U-I-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkwis].
What does "quiz" mean?
As a noun, "quiz" means: Cuestionario, autoevaluación o acertijo breve y conciso que se usa para poner a prueba el conocimiento de una persona en una determinada materia.
How do you pronounce "quiz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quiz" is [ˈkwis]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quiz" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list