How To Pronounce Quell
quell
UK
Phonemic
/kwel/
Phonetic
[kʷw̥eɫ]
US
Phonemic
/kwel/
In British English, quell is pronounced /kwel/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʷw̥eɫ]. In American English, it is pronounced /kwel/.
Quell 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
kwel
Quell has one syllable in British English.
quell + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/kwelz/
US
/kwelz/
quell + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/kweld/
US
/kweld/
quell + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈkwel.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈkwel.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Quell
Questions About Quell
How do you pronounce quell in British English?
In British English, quell is pronounced /kwel/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʷw̥eɫ].
How do you pronounce quell in American English?
In American English, quell is pronounced /kwel/.
Do British and American English pronounce quell the same way?
Yes. Both are /kwel/.
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