resquicio
The verdict
“resquicio” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #44,420 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #44,420
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
Dominant Wiktionary sense: Abertura que hay entre el quicio y la puerta.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | resquicio |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [resˈkisjo] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #44,420 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “resquicio” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for resquicio is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [resˈkisjo]. Corpus data places it at rank #44,420 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for resquicio, with forms such as "ersquicio", "reqsuicio", and "resqiucio". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "requirió", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is resquicio, spelled R-E-S-Q-U-I-C-I-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Definition
- 1Abertura que hay entre el quicio y la puerta.
- 2Por extensión, cualquiera otra hendidura pequeña.
- 3Coyuntura u ocasión que se proporciona para un fin.
- 4Resto.
- 5Rastro.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ersquicio,reqsuicio,resqiucio,resqquicio,resquciio,resquiccio,resquicoi,resquiico,resquisio,ressquicio,resuqicio,rresquicio,rsequicio
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of resquicio — measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Edit distance from "resquicio"
Frequency rank: #44,420 in Spanish
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Using “resquicio”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is R-E-S-Q-U-I-C-I-O — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [resˈkisjo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “requirió” — see the side-by-side comparison. resquicio vs requirió
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Nearby Spanish words
Other entries that begin with the letter R in our Spanish index: