# Quebec

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /kwɪˈbɛk/ · frequency rank #7,486

## Definitions
1. A province in eastern Canada. Capital: Quebec City. Largest city: Montreal.
2. The capital city of the province of Quebec, Canada.
3. Other places elsewhere:
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7. A surname from French.

## Etymology
From French Québec, from Algonquin kepék (“(it) narrows”). Cognate with Mi'kmaq gepe'g (“plug”), and Mi'kmaq Kepinkek. It originally referred to the area around Quebec City where the Saint Lawrence River narrows to a cliff-lined gap. The name of the city preceded that of the province.

## Easily confused with
- **queen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quebec-vs-queen)
- **queue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quebec-vs-queue)
- **queer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quebec-vs-queer)
- **queues** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quebec-vs-queues)
- **queued** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quebec-vs-queued)

## Common misspellings (8)
`qeubec`, `qquebec`, `qubeec`, `quebbec`, `quebce`, `quebecc`, `queebc`, `uqebec`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/quebec