How to pronounce “quote”
Say “quote” in one beat
quote
/kwoʊt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kwəʊt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- quotekwoʊt
- IPA (American)
- /kwoʊt/
- IPA (British)
- /kwəʊt/
- Respelling
- KWOHT
- Syllables
- 1 — quote
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /kwoʊt/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/kwoʊt/
/kwəʊt/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “quote” means
- noun
a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else
- noun
a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
- verb
repeat a passage from
“He quoted the Bible to her”
Say it in a sentence
“Put a quote around the phrase you are borrowing.”“quote”, answered
How do you pronounce “quote”?
“quote” is pronounced /kwoʊt/ (KWOHT) in American English and /kwəʊt/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /kwoʊt/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “quote” have?
One, despite the 3 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /kwoʊt/ — a single beat.
Is “quote” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /kwoʊt/ (KWOHT); British English says /kwəʊt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “quote” mean?
As a noun: a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else For example: “Put a quote around the phrase you are borrowing.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “quote”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /kwoʊt/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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