por qué
[poɾ ˈke]
The verdict
“por qué” 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
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pregunta por la razón, motivo, origen o causa.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | por qué |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [poɾ ˈke] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “por qué” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for por qué is 7 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [poɾ ˈke]. 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: "Pregunta por la razón, motivo, origen o causa.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for por qué in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is por qué, spelled P-O-R- -Q-U-É.
Definition
- 1Pregunta por la razón, motivo, origen o causa.
This word in other languages
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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Using “por qué”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-O-R- -Q-U-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [poɾ ˈke] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.