queues

/kjuːz/

//kjuːz// noun

"queues" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“queues” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #22,190. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,190
frequency rank, English
288
“Q” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of queue

Corpus desk

Index EN-queues · queues · English

queues · rank #22,190 · 7 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,190
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 288
  • PHOTO-FINISH qt

Nearest frequency peer: qt (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “queues”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “queues” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

queues vs quotes
67% similar
queues vs queen
67% similar
queues vs queue
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for queues
PropertyValue
Headwordqueues
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kjuːz/
Letters6
Frequency rank#22,190
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “queues”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).queueslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “qt” (#22,189), “Ramadan” (#22,191), “Q1” (#22,188). Among 288 “Q” headwords, “queues” is #22,190. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around queues (IPA /kjuːz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,190 among 288 “Q” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of queue".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for queues, with forms such as "qeuues", "qqueues", and "queeus". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "quotes", "queen", "queue", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is queues, spelled Q-U-E-U-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of queue

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • qeuues
  • qqueues
  • queeus
  • queuess
  • queuse
  • quuees
  • uqeues

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of queues - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

qeuues2qqueues1queeus2queuess1queuse2quuees2uqeues2
Edit distance from "queues"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "queues"?
"queues" is spelled Q-U-E-U-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /kjuːz/.
What does "queues" mean?
As a noun, "queues" means: plural of queue
What words are commonly confused with "queues"?
"queues" is commonly confused with "quotes", "queen", "queue". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "queues"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "queues" is /kjuːz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "queues" come from?
"queues" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "queues", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list