How To Pronounce Quit
quit
UK
Phonemic
/kwɪt/
Phonetic
[kʷw̥ɪt̚]
US
Phonemic
/kwɪt/
In British English, quit is pronounced /kwɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʷw̥ɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /kwɪt/.
Quit 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
kwɪt
Quit has one syllable in British English.
quit + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/kwɪts/
US
/kwɪts/
quit + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/ˈkwɪt.ɪd/
US
/ˈkwɪt.ɪd/
quit + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈkwɪt.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈkwɪt.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Quit
Questions About Quit
How do you pronounce quit in British English?
In British English, quit is pronounced /kwɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʷw̥ɪt̚].
How do you pronounce quit in American English?
In American English, quit is pronounced /kwɪt/.
Do British and American English pronounce quit the same way?
Yes. Both are /kwɪt/.
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