sempre que

[ˈsem.pɾə ˈke]

/[ˈsem.pɾə ˈke]/ phrase

The verdict

“sempre que” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — Siempre que.

Key facts for sempre que
PropertyValue
Headwordsempre que
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈsem.pɾə ˈke]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sempre que” sits in Spanish frequency

sempre que falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for sempre que is 10 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈsem.pɾə ˈke]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Siempre que.".

No misspelling variants are generated for sempre que in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 sempre que, spelled S-E-M-P-R-E- -Q-U-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Siempre que.

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sempre que"?
"sempre que" is spelled S-E-M-P-R-E- -Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsem.pɾə ˈke].
What does "sempre que" mean?
As a phrase, "sempre que" means: Siempre que.
How do you pronounce "sempre que"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sempre que" is [ˈsem.pɾə ˈke]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sempre que" come from?
"sempre que" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “sempre que”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is S-E-M-P-R-E- -Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈsem.pɾə ˈke] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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

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