"Q" is the seventeenth letter of the English alphabet. It is also a consonant.

Consonants are the letters that are produced by stopping the letter from flowing easily.

Uppercase Form

Q

Lowercase

q

Name

kiu (pronounced /ˈkjuː/)

Common Sound

/k/

The Letter Q: Sound

The letter "q" only has one sound:

Sound: /k/

"q" mostly stands before "u" and sounds /k/:

Example

queue /kjuː/

acquire /əˈkwaɪər/

racquet /ˈrækɪt/

quiche /kiːʃ/

Tip!

"q" mainly comes before "ui," "ue," or "ua." However, some loanwords from Middle Eastern regions or from the Arabic language can take "q" without the following "u," such as:

Example

niqab /nɪˈkɑːb/

burqa /ˈbɜːrkə/

Qatar /ˈkɑːtɑːr/

The Letter Q: Uses

The capital letter "Q" is used as:

The Roman Numeral Q is sometimes used to represent the number 500,000

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