# qin vs que

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### qin
*noun · IPA /t͡ʃin/ · frequency rank #27,257*
Any of several traditional Chinese musical instruments, most commonly the seven-stringed instrument more specifically called the guqin.

### que
*noun · IPA /ˈkjuː/ · frequency rank #9,084*
The name of the Latin script letter Q/q. Alternative form of cue.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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