150+ Spanish Words That Start with Q (with Audio)
If you see the letter Q in a Spanish word, the letter u is sure to follow.
Like in English, the letter is nearly always found in the combination of “qu.” Unlike in English, it’s pronounced “k,” without sounding the “u.” For instance, queso (cheese) is pronounced “keso,” not “kueso.”
Q is one of the least frequent letters in Spanish, but it appears at the beginning of some of the most frequently used words, like que (that) and quiero (I want).
Let’s learn some more Spanish words that start with Q!
Contents
- Spanish Nouns That Start with Q
- Spanish Verbs That Start with Q
- Spanish Adjectives That Start with Q
- Spanish Adverbs That Start with Q
- Spanish Q-Words Quiz: Test Yourself!
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Spanish Nouns That Start with Q
| Spanish Word | English Translation |
|---|---|
| quebrada | ravine |
| quebradero | dilemma |
| quebradizo | brittle |
| quebrado | broken |
| quebrantahuesos | bearded vulture |
| quebrantamiento | breach |
| quebranto | impoverishment |
| quedo | quiet |
| quedón | dozy |
| quehacer | task, chore |
| queja | complaint |
| queje | grouch |
| quejica | whiner |
| quejido | groan |
| quejío | wail, lament |
| quejoso | complaining |
| quejumbre | complaint |
| quejumbroso | complaining |
| quelite | wild edible greens |
| quelonio | sea turtle |
| quema | burning |
| quemacocos | sunroof |
| quemada | burn |
| quemadero | burner |
| quemado | burned |
| quemador | burner |
| quemadura | burn |
| quemazón | blaze, burning |
| quemón | blamer |
| quemonito | rascal, imp |
| quemoso | sickly |
| quena | Andean flute |
| quenacho | type of flute |
| queni | quenlla, type of bird |
| quenopodiáceas | chenopods |
| quenopodio | chenopodium |
| quentada | hot drink |
| quentenario | 500 years |
| quenya | fictional language |
| quera | type of oak tree |
| queratina | keratin |
| quercetina | quercetin |
| quercíneas | oak family |
| quercitron | quercitron |
| quercus | oak |
| quereal | type of oak tree |
| querecuto | type of chestnut |
| querella | lawsuit |
| querencia | fondness |
| querendón | affectionate |
| queresa | whim, caprice |
| queretano | someone from Querétaro |
| querido | beloved |
| querindango | troublemaker, scoundrel |
| queriot | love, affection |
| queroseno | kerosene |
| querub | cherub |
| querube | winged child |
| querubín | cherub |
| querubines | cherubim |
| querubio | cherubic |
| querubismo | cherubic style |
| quesera | cheese bowl |
| quesería | cheese factory/shop |
| quesero | cheese maker |
| quesillo | type of cheese |
| quesito | little cheese |
| quesitos | type of pastry |
| queso | cheese |
| quesque | so-so, mediocre |
| quest | quest, adventure |
| quetzal | quetzal (bird) |
| quevedesco | Quevedian, relating to Quevedo (author) |
| quevedos | eyeglasses, spectacles |
| quia | Siberian tomcat |
| quiaca | type of bird |
| quiacata | drop earring, pendant |
| quiache | type of tree |
| quiahuitl | rain (in Aztec symbols) |
| quiaio | type of fruit |
| quiajos | type of fruit |
| quiali | part of a saddle |
| quialtera | dagger |
| quianti | type of wine |
| quibdoano | from Quibdó |
| quibe | kibbeh, dish made of bulgur wheat |
| quiberonés | from Quiberon |
| quibian | type of hummingbird |
| quibla | qibla, direction of Mecca |
| quiebra | bankruptcy |
| quijada | jaw |
| quijotada | quixotic gesture |
| quijote | quixote |
| quilla | keel |
| quimera | chimera |
| química | chemistry |
| quincalla | hardware store |
| quince | fifteen |
| quincena | fortnight |
| quincuagésimo | fiftieth |
| quiniela | betting pool |
| quintal | quintal (unit of weight) |
| quintalada | powerful hit |
| quinteto | quintet |
| quintillizo | quintuplet |
| quinto | fifth |
| quintuplicado | quintuplicated |
| quiosco | kiosk |
| quiosquero | kiosk vendor |
| quirófano | operating room |
| quiste | cyst |
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Spanish Verbs That Start with Q
| Spanish Word | English Translation |
|---|---|
| quebrantar | to violate, to break |
| quebrar | to break, to fracture |
| quedar | to agree, to arrange |
| quejar | To complain |
| quemar | to burn, to set on fire |
| querer | To want/to love |
| quitar | To remove |
| quietar | to quiet down |
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Spanish Adjectives That Start with Q
| Spanish Word | English Translation |
|---|---|
| Quebradizo | Brittle |
| Quebrado | Broken |
| Quedo | Soft |
| Quejoso | Complaining |
| Quejumbroso | Whiny |
| Quemado | Burnt |
| Querente | Loving |
| Querido | Dear |
| Queriente | Loving |
| Querubínico | Cherubic |
| Quiebro | Faltering |
| Quieto | Still/Quiet |
| Quimérico | Chimerical |
| Químico | Chemical / Chemist |
| Quincenal | Biweekly |
| Quinquenal | Quinquennial |
| Quirúrgico | Surgical |
| Quisquilloso | Picky |
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Spanish Adverbs That Start with Q
| Spanish Word | English Translation |
|---|---|
| Quasi | Almost |
| Quasitotalmente | Almost entirely |
| Que | What |
| Quebrantadoramente | Breakingly/Infringingly |
| Quedito | Very quietly |
| Quedo | Quietly |
| Queridamente | Lovingly |
| Quiméricamente | Chimerically |
| Químicamente | Chemically |
| Quinceañeramente | Like a fifteen-year-old (used humorously) |
| Quincenalmente | Biweekly |
| Quinquenalmente | Quinquennially |
| Quinquiñuelamente | Cunningly/Slyly |
| Quintaesencialmente | Quintessentially |
| Quisás | Perhaps/Maybe |
| Quitar | Barely |
| Quizás | Perhaps/Maybe |
| Quotidianamente | Daily |
Learn everything you need to know about Spanish adverbs here:
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Spanish Q-Words Quiz: Test Yourself!
Any questions? Great! You now know many Spanish words that start with Q. Now go use them!
