queque

/ˈkɛ.kɨ/

//ˈkɛ.kɨ// noun

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The verdict

“queque” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #85,019 among 274 “Q” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,019
frequency rank, Portuguese
274
“Q” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - bolo de manteiga, açucar e ovos semelhante ao pão-de-ló

Key facts for queque
PropertyValue
Headwordqueque
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkɛ.kɨ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#85,019
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “queque” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). queque lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

queque is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #85,019 among 274 “Q” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkɛ.kɨ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for queque, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is queque, spelled Q-U-E-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    bolo de manteiga, açucar e ovos semelhante ao pão-de-ló
  2. 2
    mãe-benta

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 Portuguese 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 /ˈkɛ.kɨ/.
What does "queque" mean?
As a noun, "queque" means: bolo de manteiga, açucar e ovos semelhante ao pão-de-ló
How do you pronounce "queque"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "queque" is /ˈkɛ.kɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "queque" come from?
"queque" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “queque”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is Q-U-E-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈkɛ.kɨ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list