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Queu or queue?

Did you mean queue? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.

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Correct spelling: queue. Misspelling: queu.

letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there

Memory tip

Q, then the same pair "ue" twice: Q-UE-UE.

Why people write “queu”

The misspelling “queu” is only one letter off: it leaves out the silent E, a letter you barely hear when the word is spoken.

Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make queue automatic.

What does “queue” mean?

queue noun

  1. a line of people or vehicles waiting for something

    Synonyms:

  2. (information processing) an ordered list of tasks to be performed or messages to be transmitted
  3. a braid of hair at the back of the head

queue verb

  1. form a queue, form a line, stand in line

    “Customers lined up in front of the store”

    Synonyms:

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Queue” in a sentence

  • We stood in the queue for an hour.
  • Customers lined up in front of the store.

Is “queue” a playable word?

q 10u 1e 1u 1e 1

14 points in Scrabble · 16 in Words With Friends

  • Scrabble (US)
  • Scrabble (UK)
  • Words With Friends

“queu” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from QUEUE.

Queue: quick answers

Is it queu or queue?
The correct spelling is queue. “queu” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists.
How can I remember how to spell queue?
Q, then the same pair "ue" twice: Q-UE-UE.
What does queue mean?
Queue means: a line of people or vehicles waiting for something.