queens

//ˈkwiːnz// noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#20,485

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

15

similar word pairs

queens is aSpanishnoun. It means: Forma del plural de queen. Pronounced /ˈkwiːnz/. Often confused with quién and queer.

Key facts for queens
PropertyValue
Headwordqueens
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkwiːnz/
Letters6
Frequency rank#20,485
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of queens in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for queens is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈkwiːnz/. Corpus data places it at rank #20,485 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Forma del plural de queen.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for queens, with forms such as "qeuens", "qqueens", and "queenns". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "quién", "queer", "quejas", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is queens, spelled Q-U-E-E-N-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de queen.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: qeuens,qqueens,queenns,queenss,queesn,quenes,quens,uqeens

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for queens

Misspelling Variants of "queens"

qeuens6qqueens7queenns7queenss7queesn6quenes6quens5uqeens6
Misspelling Variants of "queens"

Frequency rank: #20,485 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "queens"?
"queens" is spelled Q-U-E-E-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkwiːnz/.
What does "queens" mean?
As a noun, "queens" means: Forma del plural de queen.
What words are commonly confused with "queens"?
"queens" is commonly confused with "quién", "queer", "quejas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "queens"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "queens" is /ˈkwiːnz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "queens" come from?
"queens" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Other entries that begin with the letter Q in our Spanish index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.