queque

[ˈkeke]

/[ˈkeke]/ noun

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The verdict

“queque” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #76,691 among 364 “Q” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,691
frequency rank, Spanish
364
“Q” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Manjar formado por una masa de harina, huevo, leche y azúcar, a veces rellena o cubierta con otros dulces.

Corpus desk

Index ES-queque · queque · Spanish

queque · rank #76,691 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,691
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 364
  • PHOTO-FINISH queríais

Nearest frequency peer: queríais (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “queque”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “queque” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for queque
PropertyValue
Headwordqueque
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkeke]
Letters6
Frequency rank#76,691
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “queque” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).quequecae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “queríais” (#76,692), “quebrantando” (#76,689), “quiteña” (#76,693). Entre 364 lemas con “Q”, “queque” va en #76,691. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

queque is uncommon Spanish at frequency #76,691 among 364 “Q” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkeke]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for queque, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is queque, spelled Q-U-E-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Manjar formado por una masa de harina, huevo, leche y azúcar, a veces rellena o cubierta con otros dulces.
  2. 2
    Conjunto de la musculatura de la parte posterior de la cadera, en especial si es grande ^([cita requerida]).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how queque appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Se unen las manzanas, el pan, la harina cernida, azúcar, mantequilla, pasas y por último el bicarbonato disuelto en una taza de leche. Esta pasta se vacía a un molde enmantequillado y enharinado y se cuece al horno moderado durante unos 45 minutos, más o menos. Se deja enfriar y se desmolda tibio. Este es un delicioso queque, para cualquier ocasión, que e…
  2. Por ejemplo un galaxia a 100 millones de años-luz se aleja de nosotros a 1.500 km/seg. La situación es análoga a la de un queque con pasas que al ser puesto al horno empieza a aumentar su volumen; si el que aumenta al doble su tamaño todas las distancias entre las pasas aumentarán al doble y cada pasa verá alejarse a las otras con una velocidad proporcion…

Synonyms

bizcochobizcochueloponquétartatortapastel

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 "queque"?
"queque" is spelled Q-U-E-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkeke].
What does "queque" mean?
As a noun, "queque" means: Manjar formado por una masa de harina, huevo, leche y azúcar, a veces rellena o cubierta con otros dulces.
How do you pronounce "queque"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "queque" is [ˈkeke]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "queque" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "queque", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list