# xa vs xq

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### xa
*adverb · IPA [ˈʃa] · frequency rank #40,602*
Ya.

### xq
*adverb · IPA [ˈsk] · frequency rank #10,249*
Abreviatura de por qué.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/xa-vs-xq