How To Pronounce Quite
quite
UK
Phonemic
/kwaɪt/
Phonetic
[kʷw̥aɪt̚]
US
Phonemic
/kwaɪt/
In British English, quite is pronounced /kwaɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʷw̥aɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /kwaɪt/.
Quite 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
kwaɪt
Quite has one syllable in British English.
Words That Rhyme With Quite
Questions About Quite
How do you pronounce quite in British English?
In British English, quite is pronounced /kwaɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʷw̥aɪt̚].
How do you pronounce quite in American English?
In American English, quite is pronounced /kwaɪt/.
Do British and American English pronounce quite the same way?
Yes. Both are /kwaɪt/.
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