Québec

[keˈbɛk]

/[keˈbɛk]/ name

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The verdict

“Québec” is uncommon German (frequency #76,081 among 216 “Q” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,081
frequency rank, German
216
“Q” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Provinz im Osten Kanadas

Corpus desk

Index DE-quebec · Québec · German

Québec · rank #76,081 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,081
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 216
  • PHOTO-FINISH Quäntchen

Nearest frequency peer: Quäntchen (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Québec“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Québec“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Québec
PropertyValue
HeadwordQuébec
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[keˈbɛk]
Letters6
Frequency rank#76,081
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Québec“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Québecfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Quäntchen“ (#76,080), „Raabs“ (#76,082), „quälende“ (#76,079). Unter 216 „Q“-Lemmata liegt „Québec“ bei #76,081. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Québec is uncommon German at frequency #76,081 among 216 “Q” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [keˈbɛk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Provinz im Osten Kanadas".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Québec, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Québec, spelled Q-U-É-B-E-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Provinz im Osten Kanadas

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Die Amtssprache von Québec ist Französisch.

This word in other languages

Quebec(English)Quebec(Español)Québec(Français)Quebec(Português)

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Québec"?
"Québec" is spelled Q-U-É-B-E-C. The IPA pronunciation is [keˈbɛk].
What does "Québec" mean?
As a proper noun, "Québec" means: Provinz im Osten Kanadas
How do you pronounce "Québec"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Québec" is [keˈbɛk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Québec" come from?
"Québec" is a German 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 German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

quinto#76,077rebels#76,090Primas#76,068pinker#76,058

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list