# cues vs curt

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cues
*noun · IPA /ˈkjuːz/ · frequency rank #14,305*
plural of cue

### curt
*adjective · IPA /kɝt/ · frequency rank #23,505*
Brief or terse, especially to the point of being rude.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cues-vs-curt