Which to use
“queued” and “quoted” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,042
- “queued” frequency rank
- #5,075
- “quoted” frequency rank
- 44117
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | queued | quoted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of queue | simple past and past participle of quote |
Where the eye mixes queued and quoted
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. queued (CVVVVC) and quoted (CVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses queued with quoted
A purely visual mix-up. queued (/kjuːd/) and quoted (/ˈkwəʊtɪd/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44117, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
queued is recorded at frequency rank #39,042, classified as averb, pronounced /kjuːd/. quoted is at rank #5,075, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈkwəʊtɪd/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 44117, this pair ranks #233,546 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of queued vs quoted
Shared letters: dequ. Private to "queued": -. Private to "quoted": ot.
"queued" · 6 letters · shape CVVVVC · "quoted" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "queued" and "quoted" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "queued" or "quoted"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "queued" and "quoted" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "queued" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quoted" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #233,546 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "queued" and "quoted" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "queued vs queues". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #233,546 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.