How to pronounce “quotidian”
Say “quotidian” in 3 beats
quotidian
/kwoʊˈtɪdiən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kwɒˈtɪdiən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- quotkwoʊ
- idtɪstress
- iandɪən
- IPA (American)
- /kwoʊˈtɪdiən/
- IPA (British)
- /kwɒˈtɪdiən/
- Respelling
- kwoh-TID-ee-uhn
- Syllables
- 3 — quot-ID-ian
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: quot-ID-ian. “id” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/kwoʊˈtɪdiən/
/kwɒˈtɪdiən/
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Where “quotidian” goes wrong
- Often heard
“KWOT-id-ee-un”
the stress is on TID, the second syllable
What “quotidian” means
- adjective
found in the ordinary course of events; ; ; - Anita Diamant
“a placid everyday scene”
Say it in a sentence
“He wrote beautifully about the most quotidian things.”“quotidian”, answered
How do you pronounce “quotidian”?
“quotidian” is pronounced /kwoʊˈtɪdiən/ (kwoh-TID-ee-uhn) in American English and /kwɒˈtɪdiən/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “id”. Build it as quot-ID-ian, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “quotidian” have?
3: quot · id · ian. The beat lands on the second, “id”. Read letter by letter it looks like 4 (KWOT-id-ee-un), and that careful version is not wrong — but ordinary speech runs it to 3.
Is “quotidian” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /kwoʊˈtɪdiən/ (kwoh-TID-ee-uhn); British English says /kwɒˈtɪdiən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “quotidian” mean?
As an adjective: found in the ordinary course of events; ; ; - Anita Diamant For example: “a placid everyday scene”
Where is the stress in “quotidian”?
Stress the second syllable: quot-ID-ian. “id” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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