English pronunciation · Words Starting with Q

Quarter Pronunciation

Written by Eleanor Whitfield, Lead English Curriculum Editor · Updated 2026-10-13

Quarter is pronounced KWAWR-ter, IPA /ˈkwɔrtɝ/.

KWAWR-ter

US /ˈkwɔrtɝ/ · UK /ˈkwɔːtə/

Syllables: KWAWR · ter (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)

noun and verb: One of four equal parts, or a district of a city.

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Quarter in a Sentence

Cut each apple into quarters.
We spent an afternoon in the old quarter.
Sales rose again in the final quarter.

Common Mispronunciations of Quarter

Not KWAR-ter

Those letters ar give the aw of law here, so the word opens like quart and rhymes with shorter.

Not kwawr-TER

Front beat is loud, and quarterly leaves it right where it is.

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