# Qiu

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /tʃu/ · frequency rank #48,432

## Definitions
1. An English surname from Chinese.

## Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 丘/邱 (Qiū)/秋 (Qiū)/裘 (Qiú), etc.

## Easily confused with
- **qu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qiu-vs-qu)
- **qt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qiu-vs-qt)
- **QR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qiu-vs-qr)
- **que** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qiu-vs-que)
- **quo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qiu-vs-quo)
- **qua** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qiu-vs-qua)
- **quit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qiu-vs-quit)
- **quiz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qiu-vs-quiz)
- **quid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qiu-vs-quid)
- **quip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qiu-vs-quip)
- **q** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/q-vs-qiu)
- **QB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qb-vs-qiu)
- **qc** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qc-vs-qiu)
- **qi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qi-vs-qiu)
- **Q1** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/q1-vs-qiu)
- **Q2** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/q2-vs-qiu)
- **Q3** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/q3-vs-qiu)
- **QE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qe-vs-qiu)
- **QF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qf-vs-qiu)
- **qin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qin-vs-qiu)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/qiu