How to pronounce quean
Say it like KWEEN. Quean is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- KWEEN
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Quean pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- KWEENSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ee" in see.
American vs British pronunciation of quean
American and British speakers say quean in essentially the same way: /kwin/ in the US and /kwiːn/ in the UK.
British respelling: KWEEN.
What does quean mean?
- A young woman, a girl; a daughter.
Where does quean come from?
Cognate with Dutch kween (“a barren woman, a barren cow”), Low German quene (“barren cow, heifer”), German Kone (“wife”), Swedish kvinna (“woman”), Icelandic kona (“woman”), Gothic 𐌵𐌹𐌽𐍉 (qinō, “woman”), 𐌵𐌴𐌽𐍃 (qēns, “wife”).
Words that rhyme with quean
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of quean.
Words that sound like quean
Questions about saying quean
How do you pronounce quean?
Say KWEEN. The American pronunciation is /kwin/. In British English it is /kwiːn/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in quean?
Quean is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: KWEEN.
Do Americans and Brits say quean the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /kwin/ and the British form is /kwiːn/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.
What words sound the same as quean?
Quean sounds the same as queen in American English. The spelling and meaning are what tell them apart.