How To Pronounce Quaint
quaint
UK
Phonemic
/kweɪnt/
Phonetic
[kʷw̥e͠ɪnt̚]
US
Phonemic
/kweɪnt/
In British English, quaint is pronounced /kweɪnt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʷw̥e͠ɪnt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /kweɪnt/.
Quaint has one syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
kweɪnt
Quaint has one syllable in British English.
quaint + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈkweɪn.tə/
US
/ˈkweɪn.t̯ɚ/
quaint + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈkweɪn.tɪst/
US
/ˈkweɪn.t̯ɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Quaint
Questions About Quaint
How do you pronounce quaint in British English?
In British English, quaint is pronounced /kweɪnt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʷw̥e͠ɪnt̚].
How do you pronounce quaint in American English?
In American English, quaint is pronounced /kweɪnt/.
Do British and American English pronounce quaint the same way?
Yes. Both are /kweɪnt/.
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