How To Pronounce Quest
quest
UK
Phonemic
/kwest/
Phonetic
[kʷw̥est̚]
US
Phonemic
/kwest/
In British English, quest is pronounced /kwest/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʷw̥est̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /kwest/.
Quest 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
kwest
Quest has one syllable in British English.
quest + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/kwests/
US
/kwests/
Words That Rhyme With Quest
Questions About Quest
How do you pronounce quest in British English?
In British English, quest is pronounced /kwest/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʷw̥est̚].
How do you pronounce quest in American English?
In American English, quest is pronounced /kwest/.
Do British and American English pronounce quest the same way?
Yes. Both are /kwest/.
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