Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quotation mark

/kwoʊˈteɪʃn̩ mɑɹk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.50 in modern English

Syllables
quo-ta-tion -mark
IPA
/kwoʊˈteɪʃn̩ mɑɹk/
28
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Either of a pair of quotation marks used to denote a quotation in writing.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /kwoʊˈteɪʃn̩ mɑɹk/

Inflected Forms

quotation marks (plural)

Phrases

double angle quotation mark ditto mark dumb quotes inverted comma inverted commas ironic quotes smart quotes straight quote

Frequently Paired Words

ditto mark dumb quotes guillemet inverted comma inverted commas ironic quotes smart quotes straight quote

Synonyms

quote inverted comma

Questions

How do you pronounce quotation mark?
The recorded pronunciation is /kwoʊˈteɪʃn̩ mɑɹk/.
What does quotation mark mean?
Either of a pair of quotation marks used to denote a quotation in writing.

How to pronounce quotation mark

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