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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “quickly”

“quickly” is pronounced /ˈkwɪkli/ (KWI-klee) in American English and /kwɪkli/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “quick”.
The sound

Say “quickly” in 2 beats

Say it like this

quickly

/ˈkwɪkli/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kwɪkli/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

2 beats
  1. quickkwɪstress
  2. lykli
IPA (American)
/ˈkwɪkli/
IPA (British)
/kwɪkli/
Respelling
KWI-klee
Syllables
2 — QUICK-ly
Stress
Stress the first syllable: QUICK-ly. “quick” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
adverb
Difficulty
Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈkwɪkli/

British

/kwɪkli/

No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.

Meaning

What “quickly” means

  1. adverb

    with rapid movements

    “he works quickly”

  2. adverb

    with little or no delay

    “the rescue squad arrived promptly”

  3. adverb

    without taking pains

    “he looked cursorily through the magazine”

Say it in a sentence

“She quickly packed her bags before the taxi arrived.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

5 sounds, in the order you say them
kk×2wwɪshort illilong e

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Questions

“quickly”, answered

How do you pronounce “quickly”?

“quickly” is pronounced /ˈkwɪkli/ (KWI-klee) in American English and /kwɪkli/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “quick”. Build it as QUICK-ly, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “quickly” have?

2: quick · ly. The beat lands on the first, “quick”.

Is “quickly” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈkwɪkli/ (KWI-klee); British English says /kwɪkli/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “quickly” mean?

As an adverb: with rapid movements For example: “he works quickly” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “quickly”?

Stress the first syllable: QUICK-ly. “quick” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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