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This page lists pronunciations of English words that begin with Q. To see a different letter (or the main page) navigate with the table at the top.
'''Q''' = '''queûe''' ''up'' = '''cûe''' ''prompt''
 
'''q'''- k-
 
'''Qàder''' = '''Qàdir''' (also, sometimes with a silent '''u''', = '''Quàder'''; or '''K'''-)


===[[Q]]===
'''Qàntas''' '''''Q'''ueensland '''a'''nd '''N'''orthern '''T'''erritory '''A'''erial '''S'''ervices'', *Kwóntus, *Qùantus, first syllable sounding like that of '''qùantity'''
'''Q''' = '''queûe''' ''up'' = '''cûe''' ''prompt''
 
'''qát''' ''drug'' or '''khát''' or '''kát''' = '''cát''' ''animal''
 
'''[[Qatar|Qátàr]]''', '''Qátar''' (*Cátter); AmE can sound like '''cútter'''; some pronounce it like '''catàrrh'''
 
'''Qatàri''', or some BrE '''Qátari''' = '''cáttery'''
 
'''Qinghaî''' Chíng-
 
'''Qóm


'''Qátàr''' or *Cátter, cf. '''catàrrh
'''qu'''- mostly kw-


'''qát''' ''drug'' or '''khát''' or '''kát'''; = '''cát''' ''animal''
'''Quâalude''' *Kwâylûde


'''quáck
'''quáck
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'''qùad
'''qùad


'''quadriplégic
'''quadraphónic''' (not -ro-)
 
'''quadriplêgic''' (not -ro-)
 
'''quadrûple
 
'''qùadrupéd


'''quágmire''' or '''qùagmire
'''quágmire''' or '''qùagmire
'''qùality'''


'''quàlm''' -àm
'''quàlm''' -àm
'''qùandary'''


'''quángo
'''quángo


'''qùantity
'''qùantity
'''qùarantìne


'''quàrk
'''quàrk
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'''qùarrel
'''qùarrel


'''quartét''' å
'''qùarry''' ''hunt, mine''
 
'''quartét''' ('''å'''), '''quintét''', '''sextét''', '''septét''', '''octét''', '''nonét''', all with final-syllable stress


'''quårtz''' ''mineral'' = '''quårts''' ''liquid''
'''quårtz''' ''mineral'' = '''quårts''' ''liquid''


'''qùash
'''qùash
'''quâsî'''- or -z-


'''quaỳ''' ''harbour'' = '''kêỳ''' ''lock''
'''quaỳ''' ''harbour'' = '''kêỳ''' ''lock''
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'''quêasy''' -zêe, rhymes with '''êasy''' and '''slêazy''', not with '''grêasy''' -sêe
'''quêasy''' -zêe, rhymes with '''êasy''' and '''slêazy''', not with '''grêasy''' -sêe


'''Quebécker
'''Quebéc, Quebécker''' Kwí- or Kwə-


'''quéll
'''quéll
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'''quéstion''' *quéshchən
'''quéstion''' *quéshchən


'''queûe''' ''line'' = '''cûe''' ''theatre, billiards''
'''questionnãire''' *quéshchən-ãir rhymes with '''debonãir'''
 
'''queûe''' ''line of people/cars'' = '''cûe''' ''theatre, billiards'' = '''Keŵ''' ''Gardens


'''quìche''' *kêesh
'''quìche''' *kêesh
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'''quiéscent''' *kwìéssent
'''quiéscent''' *kwìéssent


'''quîet''' ''silent'' two syllables, e as schwa: *kwîət
'''quîet''' ''silent'' two syllables, '''e''' as schwa: *kwîət, cf. '''quîte'''
 
'''quín''' ''quintuplet'' = '''Quínn'''
 
'''quinoa''' *kí-nôə, *kínwà
 
'''quïrk''' = '''Quïrk'''
 
'''quísling''' -z-


'''quít''' ''leave, stop''
'''quít''' ''leave, stop''


'''quîte''' ''moderate'' one syllable
'''quîte''' ''moderately'' one syllable, cf. '''quîet'''


'''Quìto''' *Kêeto
'''Quìto''' *Kêeto
'''[[Don Quixote|Quíxôte]]''' *Quícksôat is the traditional English pronunciation, cf. Spanish-style '''Dón Quijôtè''' *Keehôtay
'''quixótic


'''quíz
'''quíz
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'''quŏits  
'''quŏits  


'''Quràn''' = '''Qur’àn''' = '''Koràn
'''quotídian
 
'''Qur'àn''' = '''Koràn'''


'''QWËRTY
'''QWËRTY''', '''qwërty

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Use in English
Alphabetical word list
Retroalphabetical list  
Common misspellings  


This page lists pronunciations of English words that begin with Q. To see a different letter navigate with the table above. The apostrophe is treated as the last letter of the alphabet, after Z.

For a pronunciation key, click on the blue "Catalogs" link below the article title.[e]

Q = queûe up = cûe prompt

q- k-

Qàder = Qàdir (also, sometimes with a silent u, = Quàder; or K-)

Qàntas Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services, *Kwóntus, *Qùantus, first syllable sounding like that of qùantity

qát drug or khát or kát = cát animal

Qátàr, Qátar (*Cátter); AmE can sound like cútter; some pronounce it like catàrrh

Qatàri, or some BrE Qátari = cáttery

Qinghaî Chíng-

Qóm

qu- mostly kw-

Quâalude *Kwâylûde

quáck

qùad

quadraphónic (not -ro-)

quadriplêgic (not -ro-)

quadrûple

qùadrupéd

quágmire or qùagmire

qùality

quàlm -àm

qùandary

quángo

qùantity

qùarantìne

quàrk

qùarrel

qùarry hunt, mine

quartét (å), quintét, sextét, septét, octét, nonét, all with final-syllable stress

quårtz mineral = quårts liquid

qùash

quâsî- or -z-

quaỳ harbour = kêỳ lock

quêasy -zêe, rhymes with êasy and slêazy, not with grêasy -sêe

Quebéc, Quebécker Kwí- or Kwə-

quéll

quêry

quéstion *quéshchən

questionnãire *quéshchən-ãir rhymes with debonãir

queûe line of people/cars = cûe theatre, billiards = Keŵ Gardens

quìche *kêesh

quíd prô quô

quiéscent *kwìéssent

quîet silent two syllables, e as schwa: *kwîət, cf. quîte

quín quintuplet = Quínn

quinoa *kí-nôə, *kínwà

quïrk = Quïrk

quísling -z-

quít leave, stop

quîte moderately one syllable, cf. quîet

Quìto *Kêeto

Quíxôte *Quícksôat is the traditional English pronunciation, cf. Spanish-style Dón Quijôtè *Keehôtay

quixótic

quíz

quŏits

quotídian

Qur'àn = Koràn

QWËRTY, qwërty

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