qué diablos
[ˈke ˈð̞jaβ̞los]
The verdict
“qué diablos” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Úsase para enfatizar una pregunta o para expresar asombro, incredulidad o sorpresa.
Corpus desk
Index ES-que-diablos · qué diablos · Spanish
qué diablos · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Q" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | qué diablos |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈke ˈð̞jaβ̞los] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “qué diablos” en español
Rare enough to double-check
qué diablos is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈke ˈð̞jaβ̞los]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Úsase para enfatizar una pregunta o para expresar asombro, incredulidad o sorpresa.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for qué diablos, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is qué diablos, spelled Q-U-É- -D-I-A-B-L-O-S.
Definition
- 1Úsase para enfatizar una pregunta o para expresar asombro, incredulidad o sorpresa.
Synonyms
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.