How to pronounce “queue”
Say “queue” in one beat
queue
/kju/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kjuː/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- queuekju
- IPA (American)
- /kju/
- IPA (British)
- /kjuː/
- Respelling
- KYOO
- Syllables
- 1 — queue
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /kju/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/kju/
/kjuː/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
Where “queue” goes wrong
- Often heard
“KWAY-way”
only the first letter is sounded: the whole word is just the letter Q
What “queue” means
- noun
a line of people or vehicles waiting for something
- noun
(information processing) an ordered list of tasks to be performed or messages to be transmitted
- noun
a braid of hair at the back of the head
Say it in a sentence
“There was a long queue outside the bakery on Sunday morning.”“queue”, answered
How do you pronounce “queue”?
“queue” is pronounced /kju/ (KYOO) in American English and /kjuː/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /kju/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “queue” have?
One, despite the 4 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /kju/ — a single beat.
Is “queue” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /kju/ (KYOO); British English says /kjuː/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “queue” mean?
As a noun: a line of people or vehicles waiting for something For example: “There was a long queue outside the bakery on Sunday morning.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “queue”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /kju/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
Now say “queue” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.