Which to use
“queues” and “quotes” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,190
- “queues” frequency rank
- #4,702
- “quotes” frequency rank
- 26892
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | queues | quotes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of queue | plural of quote |
Letter map: queues vs quotes
Shared letters muted; letters that set queues and quotes apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Corpus notes: queues and quotes
queues and quotes are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26892, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
queues is recorded at frequency rank #22,190, classified as anoun, pronounced /kjuːz/. quotes is at rank #4,702, tagged as anoun.
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 26892, this pair ranks #383,271 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of queues vs quotes
Shared letters: eqsu. Private to "queues": -. Private to "quotes": ot.
"queues" · 6 letters · shape CVVVVC · "quotes" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "queues" and "quotes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "queues" vs "quotes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "queues" and "quotes". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "queues" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quotes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #383,271 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "queues" and "quotes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quakes 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 #383,271 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.