ues
/ˈjuːz/
"ues" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ues” is uncommon English (frequency #71,995 among 23,789 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,995
- frequency rank, English
- 23,789
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plural of u, the name of the letter U.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ues |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈjuːz/ |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #71,995 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ues” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ues is uncommon English at frequency #71,995 among 23,789 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈjuːz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "plural of u, the name of the letter U.".
No misspelling variants are generated for ues in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is ues, spelled U-E-S.
Definition
- 1plural of u, the name of the letter U.
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.
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Using “ues”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is U-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈjuːz/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.