queje

/[ˈkexe]/ verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#35,214

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

queje is aSpanishverb. It means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de quejar o de quejarse. Pronounced [ˈkexe]. Often confused with queso and quise.

Key facts for queje
PropertyValue
Headwordqueje
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkexe]
Letters5
Frequency rank#35,214
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of queje in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for queje is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkexe]. Corpus data places it at rank #35,214 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for queje, with forms such as "qeuje", "qqueje", and "queej". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "queso", "quise", "quema", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is queje, spelled Q-U-E-J-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de quejar o de quejarse.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de quejar o de quejarse.
  3. 3
    Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de quejar o del imperativo negativo de quejarse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: qeuje,qqueje,queej,quejje,qujee,uqeje

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for queje

Misspelling Variants of "queje"

qeuje5qqueje6queej5quejje6qujee5uqeje5
Misspelling Variants of "queje"

Frequency rank: #35,214 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "queje"?
"queje" is spelled Q-U-E-J-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkexe].
What does "queje" mean?
As a verb, "queje" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de quejar o de quejarse.
What words are commonly confused with "queje"?
"queje" is commonly confused with "queso", "quise", "quema". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "queje"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "queje" is [ˈkexe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "queje" come from?
"queje" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter Q in our Spanish index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.