réquiem

[ˈrekjẽm]

/[ˈrekjẽm]/ noun

The verdict

“réquiem” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #53,843 among 4,151 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,843
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Oración que se reza, en la religión católica, en las misas en memoria de los difuntos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-requiem · réquiem · Spanish

réquiem · rank #53,843 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,843
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH rutinarias

Nearest frequency peer: rutinarias (-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 “réquiem”

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 “réquiem” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for réquiem
PropertyValue
Headwordréquiem
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈrekjẽm]
Letters7
Frequency rank#53,843
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “réquiem” en español

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “rutinarias” (#53,842), “rubíes” (#53,841), “Saladino” (#53,846). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “réquiem” va en #53,843. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

réquiem is uncommon Spanish at frequency #53,843 among 4,151 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈrekjẽm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

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

  1. 1
    Oración que se reza, en la religión católica, en las misas en memoria de los difuntos.
  2. 2
    Música compuesta para dicha misa, que se canta con parte o todo el texto litúrgico de la misa de difuntos.
  3. 3
    Ceremonia o misa u obra que se hace en honor de una persona muerta.
  4. 4
    Tiburón.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "réquiem"?
"réquiem" is spelled R-É-Q-U-I-E-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈrekjẽm].
What does "réquiem" mean?
As a noun, "réquiem" means: Oración que se reza, en la religión católica, en las misas en memoria de los difuntos.
How do you pronounce "réquiem"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "réquiem" is [ˈrekjẽm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "réquiem" come from?
"réquiem" 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 "réquiem", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list