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How to pronounce quests

Say it like KWESTS. Quests is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/kwɛsts/KWESTS
UK British/kwɛsts/KWESTS
  • KWESTS
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Quests pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. KWESTSSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "e" in bed.

American vs British pronunciation of quests

American and British speakers say quests in essentially the same way: /kwɛsts/ in the US and /kwɛsts/ in the UK.

British respelling: KWESTS.

What does quests mean?

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

Questions about saying quests

How do you pronounce quests?

Say KWESTS. The American pronunciation is /kwɛsts/. In British English it is /kwɛsts/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in quests?

Quests is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: KWESTS.

Do Americans and Brits say quests the same way?

Almost exactly. The American form is /kwɛsts/ and the British form is /kwɛsts/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.

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