How to pronounce “quantitative”
Say “quantitative” in 4 beats
quantitative
/ˈkwɑntɪˌteɪtɪv/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kwɒntɪteɪtɪv/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- kwɑnkwɑnstress
- tɪtɪ
- teɪteɪ
- tɪvtɪv
- IPA (American)
- /ˈkwɑntɪˌteɪtɪv/
- IPA (British)
- /kwɒntɪteɪtɪv/
- Respelling
- KWAHN-ti-tay-tiv
- Syllables
- 4 — KWⱭN-tɪ-teɪ-tɪv
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: KWⱭN-tɪ-teɪ-tɪv. “kwɑn” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈkwɑntɪˌteɪtɪv/
/kwɒntɪteɪtɪv/
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What “quantitative” means
- adjective
expressible as a quantity or relating to or susceptible of measurement
“export wheat without quantitative limitations”
- adjective
relating to the measurement of quantity
“quantitative studies”
- adjective
(of verse) having a metric system based on relative duration of syllables
“in typical Greek and Latin verse of the classical period the rhymic system is based on some arrangement of long and short elements”
Say it in a sentence
“The study combined quantitative data with long interviews.”“quantitative”, answered
How do you pronounce “quantitative”?
“quantitative” is pronounced /ˈkwɑntɪˌteɪtɪv/ (KWAHN-ti-tay-tiv) in American English and /kwɒntɪteɪtɪv/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “kwɑn”. Build it as KWⱭN-tɪ-teɪ-tɪv, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “quantitative” have?
4: kwɑn · tɪ · teɪ · tɪv. The beat lands on the first, “kwɑn”.
Is “quantitative” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈkwɑntɪˌteɪtɪv/ (KWAHN-ti-tay-tiv); British English says /kwɒntɪteɪtɪv/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “quantitative” mean?
As an adjective: expressible as a quantity or relating to or susceptible of measurement For example: “export wheat without quantitative limitations” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “quantitative”?
Stress the first syllable: KWⱭN-tɪ-teɪ-tɪv. “kwɑn” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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