How to pronounce “enquiry”
Say “enquiry” in 4 beats
enquiry
/ɪnˈkwaɪɚi/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɪnˈkwaɪəɹi/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɪnɪn
- kwaɪkwaɪstress
- ɚɚ
- ii
- IPA (American)
- /ɪnˈkwaɪɚi/
- IPA (British)
- /ɪnˈkwaɪəɹi/
- Respelling
- in-KWY-ur-ee
- Syllables
- 4 — ɪn-KWAꞮ-ɚ-i
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ɪn-KWAꞮ-ɚ-i. “kwaɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈɪnkwɪɹi/
American English prefers the spelling inquiry and often stresses the first syllable.
/ɪnˈkwaɪəɹi/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
Where “enquiry” goes wrong
- Often heard
“EN-kwi-ree”
in British usage the stress falls on the second syllable: in-KWY-ree
What “enquiry” means
- noun
an instance of questioning
“there was a question about my training”
- noun
a search for knowledge
“their pottery deserves more research than it has received”
- noun
a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest
Say it in a sentence
“We received one enquiry about the cottage before lunch.”“enquiry”, answered
How do you pronounce “enquiry”?
“enquiry” is pronounced /ɪnˈkwaɪɚi/ (in-KWY-ur-ee) in American English and /ɪnˈkwaɪəɹi/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “kwaɪ”. Build it as ɪn-KWAꞮ-ɚ-i, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “enquiry” have?
4: ɪn · kwaɪ · ɚ · i. The beat lands on the second, “kwaɪ”.
Is “enquiry” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɪnˈkwaɪɚi/ (in-KWY-ur-ee); British English says /ɪnˈkwaɪəɹi/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “enquiry” mean?
As a noun: an instance of questioning For example: “there was a question about my training” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “enquiry”?
Stress the second syllable: ɪn-KWAꞮ-ɚ-i. “kwaɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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