porque
Spanish, conjunction
porque is spelled P-O-R-Q-U-E (6 letters) and appears 1,380 times per million words in written Spanish, the 55th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Porque is a Spanish conjunction meaning “because” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, porqué is a different word: “a reason (e.g. the reason why something happens)”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Introduce una oración que explica la causa o el motivo”.
What does porque mean in English?
conjunction
- 1
because
Los pasteles modernos son sabrosos porque están caramelizados.
noun
- 1
masculinea reason (e.g. the reason why something happens)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
conjunction: 1. Introduce una oración que explica la causa o el motivo. 2. Introduce una oración que da el propósito o finalidad de lo dicho anteriormente.
noun: 1. La causa, razón o motivo. 2. Cantidad o porción que se da a alguno para su manutención u otro fin.
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 porque
- xq alternative Internet
- porqués plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to porque
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is porque in Spanish?
porque appears 1,380 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).