jeque
Spanish, noun/ˈxeke/
jeque is spelled J-E-Q-U-E (5 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written Spanish, the 25,551st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jeque is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “sheik” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Dirigente o régulo musulmán o árabe que gobierna y manda un territorio, provincia, o villa”.
What does jeque mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesheik
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Dirigente o régulo musulmán o árabe que gobierna y manda un territorio, provincia, o villa. 2. Clérigo religioso del islam; líder de una comunidad religiosa islámica. 3. Título oficial para miembros de las familias reales y de familias prominentes de países árabes. 4. Título honorífico para musulmanes respetados en virtud de su edad o de sus conocimientos islámicos y/o espirituales.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of jeque
- jeques plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jeque?
- /ˈxeke/
- [ˈxe.ke]
- [ˈxeke]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to jeque
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is jeque in Spanish?
jeque appears 1.7 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).