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How to pronounce quoits

Say it like KOYTS. Quoits is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/kɔɪts/KOYTS
UK British/kɔɪts/KOYTS
  • KOYTS
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Quoits pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. KOYTSSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "oy" in boy.

American vs British pronunciation of quoits

American and British speakers say quoits in essentially the same way: /kɔɪts/ in the US and /kɔɪts/ in the UK.

British respelling: KOYTS.

What does quoits mean?

noun
  1. plural of quoit How to pronounce quoit
noun
  1. A competitive game in which players throw rings, aiming to land them over vertical sticks.

Questions about saying quoits

How do you pronounce quoits?

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

How many syllables are in quoits?

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

Do Americans and Brits say quoits the same way?

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

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