# queen vs queues

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### queen
*noun · IPA /kwiːn/ · frequency rank #1,466*
The wife, consort, or widow of a king.

### queues
*noun · IPA /kjuːz/ · frequency rank #22,190*
plural of queue

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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