English pronunciation · Words Starting with Q
Queue Pronunciation
Queue is pronounced KYOO, IPA /ˈkju/.
KYOO
US /ˈkju/ · UK /ˈkjuː/
Syllables: KYOO (1 syllable)
noun and verb: A line of people or things waiting their turn, or the act of forming such a line.
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Queue in a Sentence
- There was a long queue outside the bakery by seven in the morning.
- Passengers queue on the left and board through the front door.
- Your file is third in the queue and should print in a minute.
Common Mispronunciations of Queue
Not KYOO-ee
Only the first three letters do any work. The ue at the end is silent padding, so queue and cue sound exactly alike.
Not KWEE
Read the qu here as a plain k with a y glide, not as the kw of quick. Compare quiche and quay, which also drop the w.
Tip: Five letters, one sound: KYOO. Say the letter Q and you have said the whole word.
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