# queer vs queues

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### queer
*adjective · IPA /kwɪə/ · frequency rank #10,265*
Homosexual.

### 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.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/queer-vs-queues