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por qué

por qué is Spanish for why.

What por qué means

adv. · #340

why

Example: ¿Por qué no dices nada?

Why are you not saying anything?

How common is it?

por qué is ranked #340 of the 500 most common Spanish words. It sits in the second half of the list: still everyday vocabulary, but you will meet it less often than the first two hundred.

Nearby on the frequency list

Words with a similar frequency to por qué — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.

• quién — who
• dónde — where
• cuándo — when
• cómo — how
• cuánto — how much
• cuál — which

See all 500 most common Spanish words

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Compiled and checked by the Flipkado team · Last updated 2026-08-22