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How to pronounce conquests

Say it like KON-kwests. Conquests has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (KON).

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US American/ˈkɑnˌkwɛsts/KON-kwests
UK British/ˈkɒnˌkwɛsts/KON-kwests
  • KON
  • kwests
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Conquests pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. KONSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ah" in father.
  2. kwestsGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "e" in bed.

American vs British pronunciation of conquests

  • The short o is rounded in British English (as in "hot"), but open and unrounded in American English.

British respelling: KON-kwests.

What does conquests mean?

noun
  1. plural of conquest How to pronounce conquest
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of conquest How to pronounce conquest

Questions about saying conquests

How do you pronounce conquests?

Say KON-kwests. The American pronunciation is /ˈkɑnˌkwɛsts/. In British English it is /ˈkɒnˌkwɛsts/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in conquests?

Conquests has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (KON). Broken into parts: KON · kwests.

Is conquests pronounced differently in British English?

Yes. The short o is rounded in British English (as in "hot"), but open and unrounded in American English. The British form is /ˈkɒnˌkwɛsts/ (KON-kwests).

Pronunciation from CMUdict; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).