English Words: Q
2,880 words · Page 40 of 58
A surname from Spanish [in turn from Hokkien], originally of Chinese origin common with Filipinos of Chinese ancestry
A writ whereby a private individual who assists a prosecution can receive all or part of any penalty imposed.
Relating to the belief that the Book of Concord is authoritative because it faithfully describes the Christian faith as revealed in the Bible.
An argument or objection based on an ambiguity of wording or similar trivial circumstance; a minor complaint.
A pie made primarily of egg and cream, perhaps mixed with chopped meat or vegetables, in a pastry crust.
A type of quiche, originally from the area of Lorraine in France, made with cheese and bacon.
A type of bread which is leavened with agents other than yeast (such as baking soda plus an acid) and thus rises more quickly.
A pyrotechnic fuse consisting of a cotton string, coated with black powder, confined in a paper tube.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English alphabetical index for the letter Q contains 2,880 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 58 pages, and you are currently viewing page 40. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.
On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.
For readers using this index as a spelling reference, the guarantee is that every form you see on the list is a documented English headword, not a guess, not a derived inflection lacking a lemma row. If a word you expected to find is absent from the "Q" list, it usually means the form exists only as an inflection of another lemma (e.g. a past participle stored under the infinitive) or the entry has not yet been imported from Wiktionary. Use the search bar or the misspelling lookup to resolve these cases.