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How to spell queen

Queen is spelled Q-U-E-E-N.

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What it means: A female sovereign ruler.

In a sentence: The queen wore a shiny crown.

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Same family: queens, queenly, queendom, king, monarch. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Queen comes from Old English 'cwēn', meaning 'woman' or 'wife' and later 'female ruler.' It is related to words in other Germanic languages, like German 'Königin' and Dutch 'koningin,' which also refer to a female monarch.

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