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'''quiéscent''' *kwìéssent
'''quiéscent''' *kwìéssent


'''quîet''' ''silent'' two syllables, '''e''' as schwa: *kwîət
'''quîet''' ''silent'' two syllables, '''e''' as schwa: *kwîət, cf. '''quîte'''


'''quísling''' -z-
'''quísling''' -z-
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'''quít''' ''leave, stop''
'''quít''' ''leave, stop''


'''quîte''' ''moderately'' one syllable
'''quîte''' ''moderately'' one syllable, cf. '''quîet'''


'''Quìto''' *Kêeto
'''Quìto''' *Kêeto

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Use in English
Alphabetical word list
Retroalphabetical list  
Common misspellings  


This page lists pronunciations of English words that begin with Q. To see a different letter navigate with the table above. The apostrophe is treated as the last letter of the alphabet, after Z.

For a pronunciation key, click on the blue "Catalogs" link below the article title.[e]


Q = queûe up = cûe prompt

qát drug or khát or kát = cát animal

Qátàr or *Cátter, cf. catàrrh

Qatàri

quáck

qùad

quadraphónic (not -ro-)

quadriplêgic (-ri-)

quágmire or qùagmire

quàlm -àm

quángo

qùantity

qùarantìne

quàrk

qùarrel

quartét (å), quintét, sextét, septét, octét, nonét, all with final-syllable stress

quårtz mineral = quårts liquid

qùash

quâsî- or -z-

quaỳ harbour = kêỳ lock

quêasy -zêe, rhymes with êasy and slêazy, not with grêasy -sêe

Quebéc, Quebécker Kwí- or Kwə-

quéll

quêry

quéstion *quéshchən

queûe line = cûe theatre, billiards

quìche *kêesh

quíd prô quô

quiéscent *kwìéssent

quîet silent two syllables, e as schwa: *kwîət, cf. quîte

quísling -z-

quít leave, stop

quîte moderately one syllable, cf. quîet

Quìto *Kêeto

quíz

quŏits

quotídian

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