statu quo
[ˈst̪at̪u ˈkwo]
The verdict
“statu quo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Estado de cosas en un determinado momento.
Corpus desk
Index ES-statu-quo · statu quo · Spanish
statu quo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | statu quo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈst̪at̪u ˈkwo] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “statu quo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
statu quo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈst̪at̪u ˈkwo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Estado de cosas en un determinado momento.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for statu quo, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is statu quo, spelled S-T-A-T-U- -Q-U-O.
Definition
- 1Estado de cosas en un determinado momento.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how statu quo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Según De la Corte, Blanco y Sabucedo, en sus trabajos en el área de la Psicología Política, el fatalismo sería, por tanto, una actitud que tendría un enorme poder a la hora de favorecer la desmovilización política y, por tanto, para el mantenimiento de la situación actual o statu quo.
This word in other languages
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.