English pronunciation

How to pronounce “queue

Phonetic spelling

KYOO

IPA /ˈkju/

Syllable stress

kyoo

Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.

How do you spell “queue”?

q u e u e

queue” is spelled Q-U-E-U-E. It is pronounced KYOO, 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

  • We had to wait in a long queue at the store.

  • Please join the queue for the ticket counter.

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