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How to pronounce Cuenca How to pronounce Cuenca?

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Pronunciation of Cuenca

Here is how Cuenca is pronounced

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The last name, as well as the name of the cities, is pronounced: KWEN - kuh the first syllable rhyming with "when". This is my own last name, and I have never heard it pronounced "KOON - kuh". In addition, "KWEN - kuh" is the pronounciation provided by the Merriam Webster dictionary for the names of the cities in Spain and Ecuador.


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Pronunciation of Cuenca in Spain

In Spain, Cuenca is primarily classified as a surname (last name). Click the play button to hear the Spanish pronunciation

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k w EH nk aa
  • k sounds like the 'k' in key
  • w sounds like the 'w' in win
  • eh sounds like the 'e' in pet
  • nk sounds like the 'nk' in ink
  • aa sounds like the 'a' in car

Type of Name: Last Name
Origin: Spanish


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Pronunciation of Cuenca in Spain

The Spanish pronunciation of Cuenca is

KWEN - kuh

KWEN = K as in "Cat" + WEN as in "WhEN" with a silent "h".

kuh = as in "CUt"

Type of Name: Last Name, Name Of City
Origin: Spanish
Meaning: Basin


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Pronunciation of Cuenca in Colombia

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Pronunciation of Cuenca in Spain

The Spanish pronunciation of Cuenca is

coo-n-ka

Type of Name: Last Name, Name Of Cities (Spain, Ecuador), Of Pro
Origin: Spanish
Meaning: A Cuenca Is A Basin (river Basin, Etc.)


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Pronunciation of Cuenca in Argentina

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Pronunciation of Cuenca in Spain

The Spanish pronunciation of Cuenca is

k oo n - k uh
  • k sounds like the 'k' in key
  • oo sounds like the 'oo' in food
  • n sounds like the 'n' in no
  • uh sounds like the 'u' in up

Type of Name: Last Name, Name Of Cities (Spain, Ecuador), Of Pro
Origin: Spanish
Meaning: A Cuenca Is A Basin (river Basin, Etc.)


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Pronunciation of Cuenca in Spain

The Spanish pronunciation of Cuenca is

K W EH NG k uh
  • k sounds like the 'k' in key
  • w sounds like the 'w' in win
  • eh sounds like the 'e' in pet
  • ng sounds like the 'ng' in sing
  • uh sounds like the 'u' in up

Type of Name: Last Name, Name Of City
Origin: Spanish
Meaning: Basin


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In the southeastern corner of London lies Greenwich, a borough famous for marking the Prime Meridian (0° longitude), the imaginary line that separates the eastern and western halves of the world.

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