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How to pronounce qway

Say it like KWAY. Qway is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/kweɪ/KWAY
UK British/kweɪ/KWAY
  • KWAY
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Qway pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. KWAYSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ay" in day.

American vs British pronunciation of qway

American and British speakers say qway in essentially the same way: /kweɪ/ in the US and /kweɪ/ in the UK.

British respelling: KWAY.

What does qway mean?

adjective
  1. Far, remote in space or time.
adverb
  1. Far, remote in space or time.

Where does qway come from?

From way or way back when with the addition of the initial consonant q.

Words that rhyme with qway

Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of qway.

Questions about saying qway

How do you pronounce qway?

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

How many syllables are in qway?

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

Do Americans and Brits say qway the same way?

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

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