enqueue
verb
enqueue is spelled E-N-Q-U-E-U-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, enqueue means “To add an item to a queue” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in enqueue?
| Letters | 7: E-N-Q-U-E-U-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 79 million words; the 282,993rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is enqueue?
Enqueue appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of enqueue
- enqueues present, singular, he/she/it
- enqueuing participle, present
- enqueueing participle, present
- enqueued participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does enqueue mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To add an item to a queue.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Enqueue in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to add an item to a queue:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | einreihen |
| Portuguese | enfileirar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does enqueue come from?
From en- + queue.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).