Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gue

/ɡjuː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English

Syllables
gue
IPA
/ɡjuː/
4
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of fiddle or violin played on the Shetland Islands.

noun

a rogue

Obsolete

name

A surname.

name

Initialism of Global Underwater Explorers.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Uncertain, perhaps from Old Norse gígja. If so, doublet of gigue.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

gues (plural) gju (alternative) gu (alternative)

Rhymes With

to you do who to-do new two too through few true due

Questions

How do you pronounce gue?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡjuː/.
What does gue mean?
A kind of fiddle or violin played on the Shetland Islands.
Where does gue come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

How to pronounce gue

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