How to pronounce “query”
Say “query” in 2 beats
query
/ˈkwiɹi/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kwiəɹɪ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- querkwistress
- yɹi
- IPA (American)
- /ˈkwiɹi/
- IPA (British)
- /kwiəɹɪ/
- Respelling
- KWEE-ree
- Syllables
- 2 — QUER-y
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: QUER-y. “quer” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈkwiɹi/
/kwiəɹɪ/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “query” means
- noun
an instance of questioning
“there was a question about my training”
- verb
pose a question
Say it in a sentence
“A single query returns every record from that year.”“query”, answered
How do you pronounce “query”?
“query” is pronounced /ˈkwiɹi/ (KWEE-ree) in American English and /kwiəɹɪ/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “quer”. Build it as QUER-y, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “query” have?
2: quer · y. The beat lands on the first, “quer”.
Is “query” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈkwiɹi/ (KWEE-ree); British English says /kwiəɹɪ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “query” mean?
As a noun: an instance of questioning For example: “there was a question about my training” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “query”?
Stress the first syllable: QUER-y. “quer” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “query” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.