How to pronounce “quesadilla”
Say “quesadilla” in 3 beats
quesadilla
/ˌkeɪsəˈdiə/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˌkɛsəˈdiːə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- keɪkeɪ
- səsə
- dɪədɪəstress
- IPA (American)
- /ˌkeɪsəˈdiə/
- IPA (British)
- /ˌkɛsəˈdiːə/
- Respelling
- kay-suh-DEE-uh
- Syllables
- 3 — keɪ-sə-DꞮƏ
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: keɪ-sə-DꞮƏ. “dɪə” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ˌkeɪsəˈdiə/
/ˌkɛsəˈdiːə/
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Where “quesadilla” goes wrong
- Often heard
“kwes-uh-DIL-uh”
the qu is a plain k and the ll is a y sound: kay-suh-DEE-uh
What “quesadilla” means
- noun
a tortilla that is filled with cheese and heated
Say it in a sentence
“He ordered a cheese quesadilla and ate it in four bites.”“quesadilla”, answered
How do you pronounce “quesadilla”?
“quesadilla” is pronounced /ˌkeɪsəˈdiə/ (kay-suh-DEE-uh) in American English and /ˌkɛsəˈdiːə/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “dɪə”. Build it as keɪ-sə-DꞮƏ, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “quesadilla” have?
3: keɪ · sə · dɪə. The beat lands on the third, “dɪə”. Read letter by letter it looks like 4 (kwes-uh-DIL-uh), and that careful version is not wrong — but ordinary speech runs it to 3.
Is “quesadilla” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌkeɪsəˈdiə/ (kay-suh-DEE-uh); British English says /ˌkɛsəˈdiːə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “quesadilla” mean?
As a noun: a tortilla that is filled with cheese and heated For example: “He ordered a cheese quesadilla and ate it in four bites.”
Where is the stress in “quesadilla”?
Stress the third syllable: keɪ-sə-DꞮƏ. “dɪə” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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