How to pronounce quack
Say it like KWAK. Quack is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- KWAK
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Quack pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- KWAKSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
American vs British pronunciation of quack
American and British speakers say quack in essentially the same way: /kwæk/ in the US and /kwæk/ in the UK.
British respelling: KWAK.
What does quack mean?
- The vocalization made by a duck.“Did you hear that duck make a quack?”
- Of a duck, to make its characteristic vocalization.“The more breadcrumbs I threw on the ground, the more they quacked.”
- To make a sound similar to the quack of a duck.
- Of a queen bee: to make a high-pitched sound during certain stages of development.
- A duck's quack.
Where does quack come from?
From Middle English *quacken, queken (“to croak like a frog; make a noise like a duck, goose, or quail”), from quack, qwacke, quek, queke (“quack”, interjection and noun), also kek, keke, whec-, partly of imitative origin and partly from Mi
Words that rhyme with quack
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of quack.
Questions about saying quack
How do you pronounce quack?
Say KWAK. The American pronunciation is /kwæk/. In British English it is /kwæk/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in quack?
Quack is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: KWAK.
Do Americans and Brits say quack the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /kwæk/ and the British form is /kwæk/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.