# cue vs cur

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cue
*noun · IPA /ˈkjuː/ · frequency rank #10,351*
The name of the Latin script letter Q/q.

### cur
*noun · IPA /kɜː/ · frequency rank #31,941*
A contemptible or inferior dog.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cue-vs-cur