otra que

[ˈot̪ɾa ke]

/[ˈot̪ɾa ke]/ phrase

The verdict

“otra que” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — Calificador que antecede a un nombre, cuya función es introducirlo para compararlo en grado inferior (aunque similar en cierto sentido) con respecto a aquello a lo que se venía haciendo referencia ...

Key facts for otra que
PropertyValue
Headwordotra que
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈot̪ɾa ke]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “otra que” sits in Spanish frequency

otra que falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for otra que is 8 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈot̪ɾa ke]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Calificador que antecede a un nombre, cuya función es introducirlo para compararlo en grado inferior (aunque similar en cierto sentido) con respecto a aquello a lo que se venía haciendo referencia ...".

No misspelling variants are generated for otra que in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is otra que, spelled O-T-R-A- -Q-U-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Calificador que antecede a un nombre, cuya función es introducirlo para compararlo en grado inferior (aunque similar en cierto sentido) con respecto a aquello a lo que se venía haciendo referencia en el discurso.

Synonyms

ser un poroto

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "otra que"?
"otra que" is spelled O-T-R-A- -Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈot̪ɾa ke].
What does "otra que" mean?
As a phrase, "otra que" means: Calificador que antecede a un nombre, cuya función es introducirlo para compararlo en grado inferior (aunque similar en cierto sentido) con respecto a aquello a lo que se venía haciendo referencia ...
How do you pronounce "otra que"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "otra que" is [ˈot̪ɾa ke]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "otra que" come from?
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Using “otra que”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is O-T-R-A- -Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈot̪ɾa ke] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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