# que

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkjuː/ · frequency rank #9,084

## Definitions
1. The name of the Latin script letter Q/q. Alternative form of cue.
2. Clipping of barbeque.
3. Alternative form of queue.

## Easily confused with
- **quo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/que-vs-quo)
- **quit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/que-vs-quit)
- **quiz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/que-vs-quiz)
- **quid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/que-vs-quid)
- **quip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/que-vs-quip)
- **quite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/que-vs-quite)
- **queen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/que-vs-queen)
- **quiet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/que-vs-quiet)
- **quote** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/que-vs-quote)
- **quest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/que-vs-quest)
- **queue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/que-vs-queue)
- **queer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/que-vs-queer)
- **query** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/que-vs-query)
- **quell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/que-vs-quell)
- **q** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/q-vs-que)
- **QB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qb-vs-que)
- **qc** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qc-vs-que)
- **qi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qi-vs-que)
- **qu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qu-vs-que)
- **Q1** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/q1-vs-que)

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