How to pronounce “quorum”
Say “quorum” in 2 beats
quorum
/ˈkwɔɹəm/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kwɔːɹəm/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- quorkwɔstress
- umɹəm
- IPA (American)
- /ˈkwɔɹəm/
- IPA (British)
- /kwɔːɹəm/
- Respelling
- KWAW-ruhm
- Syllables
- 2 — QUOR-um
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: QUOR-um. “quor” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls 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
/ˈkwɔɹəm/
/kwɔːɹəm/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “quorum” means
- noun
a gathering of the minimal number of members of an organization to conduct business
Say it in a sentence
“Only nine people came, so there was no quorum.”“quorum”, answered
How do you pronounce “quorum”?
“quorum” is pronounced /ˈkwɔɹəm/ (KWAW-ruhm) in American English and /kwɔːɹəm/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “quor”. Build it as QUOR-um, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “quorum” have?
2: quor · um. The beat lands on the first, “quor”.
Is “quorum” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈkwɔɹəm/ (KWAW-ruhm); British English says /kwɔːɹəm/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “quorum” mean?
As a noun: a gathering of the minimal number of members of an organization to conduct business For example: “Only nine people came, so there was no quorum.”
Where is the stress in “quorum”?
Stress the first syllable: QUOR-um. “quor” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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