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