How To Pronounce Quay
quay
UK
Phonemic
/kiː/
Phonetic
[kʰiː]
US
Phonemic
/kiː/
In British English, quay is pronounced /kiː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰiː]. In American English, it is pronounced /kiː/.
Quay 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
kiː
Quay has one syllable in British English.
quay + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/kiːz/
US
/kiːz/
Words That Rhyme With Quay
Questions About Quay
How do you pronounce quay in British English?
In British English, quay is pronounced /kiː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰiː].
How do you pronounce quay in American English?
In American English, quay is pronounced /kiː/.
Do British and American English pronounce quay the same way?
Yes. Both are /kiː/.
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