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'''Qàntas''' (Queensland and Northern Territory Air Service), first syllable sounding like that of '''qùantity
'''Qàntas''' (Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services), first syllable sounding like that of '''qùantity


'''qát''' ''drug'' or '''khát''' or '''kát''' = '''cát''' ''animal''
'''qát''' ''drug'' or '''khát''' or '''kát''' = '''cát''' ''animal''

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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-

Qàntas (Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services), first syllable sounding like that of qùantity

qát drug or khát or kát = cát animal

Qátàr or *Cátter, cf. catàrrh

Qatàri

Qinghaî Chíng-

Qóm

qu- kw-

Quâalude *Kwâylûde

quáck

qùad

quadraphónic (not -ro-)

quadriplêgic (not -ro-)

quadrûple

qùadrupéd

quágmire or qùagmire

quàlm -àm

quángo

qùantity

qùarantìne

quàrk

qùarrel

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

queûe line = cûe theatre, billiards = Keŵ Gardens

quìche *kêesh

quíd prô quô

quiéscent *kwìéssent

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

quísling -z-

quít leave, stop

quîte moderately one syllable, cf. quîet

Quìto *Kêeto

quíz

quŏits

quotídian

QWËRTY