How To Pronounce Queen
queen
UK
Phonemic
/kwiːn/
Phonetic
[kʷw̥ĩːn]
US
Phonemic
/kwiːn/
In British English, queen is pronounced /kwiːn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʷw̥ĩːn]. In American English, it is pronounced /kwiːn/.
Queen has one syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
kwiːn
Queen has one syllable in British English.
queen + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/kwiːnz/
US
/kwiːnz/
Words That Rhyme With Queen
Questions About Queen
How do you pronounce queen in British English?
In British English, queen is pronounced /kwiːn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʷw̥ĩːn].
How do you pronounce queen in American English?
In American English, queen is pronounced /kwiːn/.
Do British and American English pronounce queen the same way?
Yes. Both are /kwiːn/.
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