quam

/ˈkʷam/

//ˈkʷam// adv

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The verdict

“quam” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #72,235 among 3,200 “Q” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,235
frequency rank, Spanish
3,200
“Q” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cuán, cuánto, hasta qué punto.

Key facts for quam
PropertyValue
Headwordquam
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdverb
IPA/ˈkʷam/
Letters4
Frequency rank#72,235
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “quam” 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). quam 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

quam is uncommon Spanish at frequency #72,235 among 3,200 “Q” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed /ˈkʷam/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cuán, cuánto, hasta qué punto.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for quam, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is quam, spelled Q-U-A-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cuán, cuánto, hasta qué punto.

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 "quam"?
"quam" is spelled Q-U-A-M. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkʷam/.
What does "quam" mean?
As an adverb, "quam" means: Cuán, cuánto, hasta qué punto.
How do you pronounce "quam"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quam" is /ˈkʷam/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quam" come from?
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Using “quam”

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

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