How To Pronounce Quick
quick
UK
Phonemic
/kwɪk/
Phonetic
[kʷw̥ɪk̚]
US
Phonemic
/kwɪk/
In British English, quick is pronounced /kwɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʷw̥ɪk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /kwɪk/.
Quick 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
kwɪk
Quick has one syllable in British English.
quick + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈkwɪk.ə/
US
/ˈkwɪk.ɚ/
quick + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈkwɪk.ɪst/
US
/ˈkwɪk.ɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Quick
Questions About Quick
How do you pronounce quick in British English?
In British English, quick is pronounced /kwɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʷw̥ɪk̚].
How do you pronounce quick in American English?
In American English, quick is pronounced /kwɪk/.
Do British and American English pronounce quick the same way?
Yes. Both are /kwɪk/.
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