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QWERTY, one of the few native English words with Q not followed by U, is derived from the first six letters of a standard keyboard layout. In English, the letter Q is almost always followed immediately by the letter U, e.g. quiz, quarry, question, squirrel. However, there are some exceptions.
While such words are technically outside the scope of the list as defined by its title, they are usually terms borrowed from languages (in these cases Chinese and Arabic) where the Q is an ordinary consonant that may or may not be followed by U, like almost all the words currently in the list are. --Theurgist 23:38, 24 May 2019 (UTC)
See the list of English words containing Q not followed by U. Q is the second least frequently used letter in the English language (after Z), with a frequency of just 0.1% in words. Q has the fourth fewest English words where it is the first letter, after X, Z, and Y.
Qatar; qua; quack; quacked; quacking; quackish; quacks; quadrangle; quadrangles; quadrangular; quadrant; quadrants; quadratic; quadratically; quadratics; quadrature ...
initialism = an abbreviation pronounced wholly or partly using the names of its constituent letters, e.g., CD = compact disc, pronounced cee dee; pseudo-blend = an abbreviation whose extra or omitted letters mean that it cannot stand as a true acronym, initialism, or portmanteau (a word formed by combining two or more words).
So, how's it look with the new table instituted, and the other changes I've made? I'm also considering replacing the [1], [5], [13] etc. with live footnote links so people can simply click on them to get to the dictionary they want. Some more info on etymology will also probably be germane. -Silence 07:21, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
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