volverse un quirquincho

[bolˈβ̞eɾse ũŋ kiɾˈkĩnʲt͡ʃo]

/[bolˈβ̞eɾse ũŋ kiɾˈkĩnʲt͡ʃo]/ phrase

The verdict

“volverse un quirquincho” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
23
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — Ponerse de mal humor, tener un arranque de cólera.

Key facts for volverse un quirquincho
PropertyValue
Headwordvolverse un quirquincho
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[bolˈβ̞eɾse ũŋ kiɾˈkĩnʲt͡ʃo]
Letters23
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “volverse un quirquincho” sits in Spanish frequency

volverse un quirquincho falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for volverse un quirquincho is 23 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bolˈβ̞eɾse ũŋ kiɾˈkĩnʲt͡ʃo]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Ponerse de mal humor, tener un arranque de cólera.".

No misspelling variants are generated for volverse un quirquincho in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 volverse un quirquincho, spelled V-O-L-V-E-R-S-E- -U-N- -Q-U-I-R-Q-U-I-N-C-H-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ponerse de mal humor, tener un arranque de cólera.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "volverse un quirquincho"?
"volverse un quirquincho" is spelled V-O-L-V-E-R-S-E- -U-N- -Q-U-I-R-Q-U-I-N-C-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is [bolˈβ̞eɾse ũŋ kiɾˈkĩnʲt͡ʃo].
What does "volverse un quirquincho" mean?
As a phrase, "volverse un quirquincho" means: Ponerse de mal humor, tener un arranque de cólera.
How do you pronounce "volverse un quirquincho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "volverse un quirquincho" is [bolˈβ̞eɾse ũŋ kiɾˈkĩnʲt͡ʃo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Using “volverse un quirquincho”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is V-O-L-V-E-R-S-E- -U-N- -Q-U-I-R-Q-U-I-N-C-H-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [bolˈβ̞eɾse ũŋ kiɾˈkĩnʲt͡ʃo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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