English pronunciation
How to pronounce “queen”
Phonetic spelling
KWEEN
IPA /ˈkwin/
Syllable stress
kween
Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.
How do you spell “queen”?
q u e e n
“queen” is spelled Q-U-E-E-N. It is pronounced KWEEN, so the spelling and the sound do not match letter for letter. Listen to the audio above and say it aloud while you read the letters.
Hear it in a sentence
The queen waved to the crowd from her carriage.
She felt like a queen in her sparkling tiara.