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qué

qué is Spanish for what.

What qué means

pron. · #44

what

Example: ¿Qué estás haciendo?

What are you doing?

How common is it?

qué is ranked #44 of the 500 most common Spanish words. It is in the first hundred, which means you will meet it in almost every sentence you read or hear.

Nearby on the frequency list

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

• la vez — time, occasion
• mucho — much, a lot
• saber — to know
• sobre — on, about
• mi — my
• alguno — some, any

See all 500 most common Spanish words

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