quae

/ˈkʷaɪ/

//ˈkʷaɪ// pron

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The verdict

“quae” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #84,280 among 3,200 “Q” headwords), classed as a pronoun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,280
frequency rank, Spanish
3,200
“Q” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del nominativo plural femenino de quis₁.

Key facts for quae
PropertyValue
Headwordquae
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPronoun
IPA/ˈkʷaɪ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#84,280
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “quae” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). quae lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

quae is uncommon Spanish at frequency #84,280 among 3,200 “Q” headwords, classed as apronoun, transcribed /ˈkʷaɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

quae doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is quae, spelled Q-U-A-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del nominativo plural femenino de quis₁.
  2. 2
    Forma del nominativo plural neutro de quis₁.
  3. 3
    Forma del acusativo plural neutro de quis₁.

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 "quae"?
"quae" is spelled Q-U-A-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkʷaɪ/.
What does "quae" mean?
As a pronoun, "quae" means: Forma del nominativo plural femenino de quis₁.
How do you pronounce "quae"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quae" is /ˈkʷaɪ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quae" come from?
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Using “quae”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is Q-U-A-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈkʷaɪ/ (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

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list