How To Pronounce Quiet

quiet

Phonemic

/ˈkwaɪ.ət/or/ˈkwaɪət/

Phonetic

[ˈkʷw̥aɪ.ət̚]

Phonemic

/ˈkwaɪ.ət/

In British English, quiet is pronounced /ˈkwaɪ.ət/ or /ˈkwaɪət/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈkʷw̥aɪ.ət̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈkwaɪ.ət/.

Quiet has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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

kwaɪət

Quiet has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.

quiet + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.

/ˈkwaɪ.əts/or/ˈkwaɪəts/

/ˈkwaɪ.əts/

quiet + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.

/ˈkwaɪ.ə.tɪd/or/ˈkwaɪə.tɪd/

/ˈkwaɪ.ə.t̯ɪd/

quiet + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈkwaɪ.ə.tɪŋ/or/ˈkwaɪə.tɪŋ/

/ˈkwaɪ.ə.t̯ɪŋ/

quiet + -er

-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.

/ˈkwaɪ.ə.tə/or/ˈkwaɪə.tə/

/ˈkwaɪ.ə.t̯ɚ/

quiet + -est

-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.

/ˈkwaɪ.ə.tɪst/or/ˈkwaɪə.tɪst/

/ˈkwaɪ.ə.t̯ɪst/

Words That Rhyme With Quiet

Questions About Quiet

How do you pronounce quiet in British English?

In British English, quiet is pronounced /ˈkwaɪ.ət/ or /ˈkwaɪət/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈkʷw̥aɪ.ət̚].

How do you pronounce quiet in American English?

In American English, quiet is pronounced /ˈkwaɪ.ət/.

How many syllables are in quiet?

Quiet has two syllables, /kwaɪ/ + /ət/.

Where is the stress in quiet?

The main stress is on the first syllable, /kwaɪ/.

Do British and American English pronounce quiet the same way?

Yes. Both are /ˈkwaɪ.ət/.

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