HQ
noun, adjective
HQ is spelled H-Q: 2 letters. It appears 5.4 times per million words in written English, the 10,680th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, HQ means “Initialism of headquarters” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of HQ is HQs.
How many letters and syllables are in HQ?
| Letters | 2: H-Q |
|---|---|
| In writing | 5.4 times per million words; the 10,680th 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 HQ?
HQ appears 5.4 times per million words in written English, the 10,680th 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 HQ
- HQs plural
- h.q.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does HQ mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Initialism of headquarters.
HQ to all personnel. The suspect has been sighted downtown.
adjective
- 1
Initialism of high-quality.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
HQ in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Headquarters:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | QG (for "quartier général") |
| Portuguese | QG |
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.