jeque

[ˈxeke]

/[ˈxeke]/ noun

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The verdict

“jeque” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #25,690. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,690
frequency rank, Spanish
645
“J” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dirigente o régulo musulmán o árabe que gobierna y manda un territorio, provincia, o villa.

Corpus desk

Index ES-jeque · jeque · Spanish

jeque · rank #25,690 · 6 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,690
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 645
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jenkins

Nearest frequency peer: Jenkins (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “jeque”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “jeque” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

jeque vs jue
60% similar
jeque vs Jesus
40% similar
jeque vs Jesse
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for jeque
PropertyValue
Headwordjeque
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈxeke]
Letters5
Frequency rank#25,690
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “jeque”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.jequecae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Jenkins” (#25,689), “jeta” (#25,691), “israelitas” (#25,687). Entre 645 lemas con “J”, “jeque” va en #25,690. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around jeque (IPA [ˈxeke]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,690 among 645 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for jeque, with forms such as "ejque", "jeqeu", and "jeqque". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "jue", "Jesus", "Jesse", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is jeque, spelled J-E-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dirigente o régulo musulmán o árabe que gobierna y manda un territorio, provincia, o villa.
  2. 2
    Clérigo religioso del islam; líder de una comunidad religiosa islámica.
  3. 3
    Título oficial para miembros de las familias reales y de familias prominentes de países árabes.
  4. 4
    Título honorífico para musulmanes respetados en virtud de su edad o de sus conocimientos islámicos y/o espirituales.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. El jeque Hamad Bin Hamdan Al-Nahyan recorre la duna que tiene en el patio de su palacio. … Este hombre de 57 años, casado con la hija de un antiguo presidente de los Emiratos Árabes Unidos, posee 21 casas y palacios en todo el mundo. "Mis propiedades en Australia son diez veces más grandes que el reino de Bahrein", afirma orgulloso. Sus beneficios y la po…

This word in other languages

sheikh(English)cheikh(Français)Scheich(Deutsch)xeque(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ejque
  • jeqeu
  • jeqque
  • jeuqe
  • jjeque
  • jqeue

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of jeque - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ejque2jeqeu2jeqque1jeuqe2jjeque1jqeue2
Edit distance from "jeque"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jeque"?
"jeque" is spelled J-E-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈxeke].
What does "jeque" mean?
As a noun, "jeque" means: Dirigente o régulo musulmán o árabe que gobierna y manda un territorio, provincia, o villa.
What words are commonly confused with "jeque"?
"jeque" is commonly confused with "jue", "Jesus", "Jesse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "jeque"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jeque" is [ˈxeke]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jeque" come from?
"jeque" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kings#25,697Lerma#25,699frita#25,646Olmos#25,740

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

IRPF6 variantsfund6 variantspapúa6 variantserrado6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list