queensvsQuestsTell them apart

Which to use

“queens” and “Quests” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#19,355
“queens” frequency rank
#44,156
“Quests” frequency rank
63511
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature queens Quests
Definition Plural des Substantivs queen Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Quest

Where the eye mixes queens and Quests

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
queens
6 ch
Quests

Look-alike desk: queens vs Quests

A purely visual mix-up. queens ([kwiːnz]) and Quests ([kvɛst͡s]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63511, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

queens is recorded at frequency rank #19,355, classified as anoun, pronounced [kwiːnz]. Quests is at rank #44,156, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kvɛst͡s].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 63511, this pair ranks #674,222 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of queens vs Quests

Shared letters: eqsu. Private to "queens": n. Private to "Quests": t.

"queens" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCC  ·  "Quests" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • queensqeuens · qqueens · queenns · queenss · queesn · quenes · quens · uqeens
  • Questsqeusts · qquests · quessts · questss · questts · quetss · qusets · uqests

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "queens" for "Quests" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kwiːnz] versus [kvɛst͡s]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "queens" vs "Quests" - which ranks higher?
"queens" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,355 in our German list, against #44,156 for "Quests". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "queens" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Quests" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #674,222 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "queens" and "Quests" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "queens vs queren". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #674,222 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list