yue
/ˈjuːeɪ/noun
yue is spelled Y-U-E: 3 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,943rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, yue means “An ancient Chinese unit of volume, notionally equivalent to the space occupied by 1200 millet seeds” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of yue is yues.
How many letters and syllables are in yue?
| Letters | 3: Y-U-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 37,943rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is yue?
Yue appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,943rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce yue?
- /ˈjuːeɪ/
- /juːˈeɪ/
Yue has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with yue
Also written: yo.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of yue
- yues plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does yue mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An ancient Chinese unit of volume, notionally equivalent to the space occupied by 1200 millet seeds.
- 2
An ancient Chinese wind instrument thought to have been a long piece of bamboo with holes drilled in
noun
- 1
Yue ware, a southern Chinese style of celadon-glazed stoneware.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does yue come from?
The atonal pinyin romanization of the standard Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 龠 (yuè).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).