queues

\kø\

/\kø\/ noun

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The verdict

“queues” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #18,573. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,573
frequency rank, French
352
“Q” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de queue.

Corpus desk

Index FR-queues · queues · French

queues · rank #18,573 · 7 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,573
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 352
  • PHOTO-FINISH pédophiles

Nearest frequency peer: pédophiles (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « queues »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « queues » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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 ques
67% similar
queues vs quels
67% similar
queues vs queue
83% similar

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

Key facts for queues
PropertyValue
Headwordqueues
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kø\
Letters6
Frequency rank#18,573
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « queues »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).queuesse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « pédophiles » (#18,572), « ramassé » (#18,574), « prévaloir » (#18,571). Parmi 352 lemmes en « Q », « queues » est au #18,573. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around queues (IPA \kø\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,573 among 352 “Q” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de queue.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for queues, with forms such as "qeuues", "qqueues", and "queeus". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "ques", "quels", "queue", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is queues, spelled Q-U-E-U-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de queue.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how queues appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le seul mot de « champignon » semblait déclencher son immédiate salivation et, si elle ne mentait pas en se prétendant experte dans l’art des accommodages, elle n’y connaissait strictement rien en identification, se fiant — avec l’obstination entêtée d’une vieille mule — à un ramassis de recettes douteuses : pièces de monnaie qui noircissent, queues de pe…

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 - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

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 French 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 \kø\.
What does "queues" mean?
As a noun, "queues" means: Pluriel de queue.
What words are commonly confused with "queues"?
"queues" is commonly confused with "ques", "quels", "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 \kø\. 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 French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

regain#18,575piston#18,560Phobie#18,558persos#18,557

Similar misspelling depth

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

relis7 variantsperron7 variantsSamir7 variantssound7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list