resquicio
[resˈkisjo]
The verdict
“resquicio” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #44,420. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #44,420
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 48,955
- “R” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Abertura que hay entre el quicio y la puerta.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| 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
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around resquicio (IPA [resˈkisjo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,420 among 48,955 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
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", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is resquicio, spelled R-E-S-Q-U-I-C-I-O.
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.
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 “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
Same frequency band
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.