Words that end in Q
There are 43 words that end in q in this list, most common first. Filter by letters or length.
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The most-used words that end in q, and what they mean
These are the 12 that come up most often in written English, so they are the ones worth knowing first.
- iraq
- nounA country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Republic of Iraq. Capital and largest city: Baghdad.
- seq
- noun(Australia) Initialism of South East Queensland.
- esq
- nounAbbreviation of esquire and postnominal.
- meq
- noun(Quebec, education) Abbreviation of Ministry of Education of Quebec.
- nasdaq
- nounAn American stock exchange based in New York City.
- cinq
- nounArchaic form of cinque. [(dice games, card games, dominoes) A card, die, or domino with five spots or pips.]
- tariq
- nounThe 86th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
- compaq
- Compaq Computer Corporation was an American information technology company founded in 1982 that developed, sold, and supported computers and related products and…
- freq
- noun(slang) Abbreviation of frequency. [(uncountable or countable) The rate of occurrence of anything; the relationship between incidence and time period.]
- req
- nounAbbreviation of request. [Act of requesting (with the adposition at in the presence of possessives, and on in their absence).]
- faq
- noun(Internet) A list of questions said to be frequently asked, and their answers.
- ishaq
- nounIssac, a prophet of Islam.
Nouns, verbs and adjectives
Of the 43 words in this list, 39 can be used as a noun, including iraq, seq, esq, meq, nasdaq. Plenty of words do more than one job: state is a noun, a verb and an adjective depending on how you use it, which is why these numbers add up to more than the list itself.
How this list is built
The words come from the Datamuse language API, then get cleaned up, because the raw output is not much use on its own. Each word is checked against an English dictionary, with a frequency floor for anything not in it, so ordinary inflections survive while noise does not. Roman numerals, fragments and vowel-less abbreviations are stripped out.
What is left is ranked by how often each word actually appears in written English. That ordering is the point: it puts the words you might actually want at the top. The full method is on how we build these.
Common questions
How many words that end in q are there?
This list holds 43, filtered to real dictionary words and ranked by how common they are. English has more if you count obscure and archaic ones, but they are little use to anybody.
Can a word ending in Q be a noun?
Yes. 39 of the 43 words on this list can be used as a noun. The breakdown above shows how many work as verbs, adjectives and adverbs too.
How are the words ordered?
By how often each word appears in written English, most common first, so the useful ones are at the top rather than buried under rarities. See how we build these.
Can I search inside the list?
Yes. The filter box narrows the list as you type, and where a list mixes lengths there are buttons to show only words of a given length.