réquiem
[ˈrekjẽm]
The verdict
“réquiem” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #53,843 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #53,843
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Oración que se reza, en la religión católica, en las misas en memoria de los difuntos.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | réquiem |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈrekjẽm] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #53,843 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “réquiem” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for réquiem is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈrekjẽm]. Corpus data places it at rank #53,843 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for réquiem in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is réquiem, spelled R-É-Q-U-I-E-M.
Definition
- 1Oración que se reza, en la religión católica, en las misas en memoria de los difuntos.
- 2Música compuesta para dicha misa, que se canta con parte o todo el texto litúrgico de la misa de difuntos.
- 3Ceremonia o misa u obra que se hace en honor de una persona muerta.
- 4Tiburón.
This word in other languages
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 “réquiem”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is R-É-Q-U-I-E-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈrekjẽm] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.