How To Pronounce Queue
queue
UK
Phonemic
/kjuː/
Phonetic
[kj̥ʷuː]
US
Phonemic
/kjuː/
In British English, queue is pronounced /kjuː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kj̥ʷuː]. In American English, it is pronounced /kjuː/.
Queue 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
kjuː
Queue has one syllable in British English.
queue + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/kjuːz/
US
/kjuːz/
queue + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/kjuːd/
US
/kjuːd/
queue + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈkjuː.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈkjuː.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Queue
Questions About Queue
How do you pronounce queue in British English?
In British English, queue is pronounced /kjuː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kj̥ʷuː].
How do you pronounce queue in American English?
In American English, queue is pronounced /kjuː/.
Do British and American English pronounce queue the same way?
Yes. Both are /kjuː/.
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