quiero

\ˈkje.ro\

/\ˈkje.ro\/ verb

The verdict

“quiero” is uncommon French (frequency #70,984 among 352 “Q” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,984
frequency rank, French
352
“Q” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du présent indicatif du verbe querer (« aimer », « vouloir »).

Corpus desk

Index FR-quiero · quiero · French

quiero · rank #70,984 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,984
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 352
  • PHOTO-FINISH quatrièmement

Nearest frequency peer: quatrièmement (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « quiero »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « quiero » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for quiero
PropertyValue
Headwordquiero
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˈkje.ro\
Letters6
Frequency rank#70,984
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « quiero » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).quierotombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « quatrièmement » (#70,983), « quies » (#70,985), « quarteron » (#70,982). Parmi 352 lemmes en « Q », « quiero » est au #70,984. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

quiero is uncommon French at frequency #70,984 among 352 “Q” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈkje.ro\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Première personne du singulier du présent indicatif du verbe querer (« aimer », « vouloir »).".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for quiero, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is quiero, spelled Q-U-I-E-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier du présent indicatif du verbe querer (« aimer », « vouloir »).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how quiero appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Dos gardenias para ti Con ellas quiero decir: Te quiero, te adoro, mi vida

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "quiero"?
"quiero" is spelled Q-U-I-E-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈkje.ro\.
What does "quiero" mean?
As a verb, "quiero" means: Première personne du singulier du présent indicatif du verbe querer (« aimer », « vouloir »).
How do you pronounce "quiero"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quiero" is \ˈkje.ro\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quiero" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "quiero", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list