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title: "How to Pronounce Quixote: IPA & Syllable Guide | Speakeroo"
description: "Pronounce Quixote as /ki.ˈhoʊ.ti/ — kee-HOH-tee. Say it out loud and get free AI feedback in seconds. Stress falls on the second syllable."
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# How to pronounce Quixote

/ki.ˈhoʊ.ti/

kee-HOH-tee

Quixote has 3 syllables. The stress is on the second syllable, "hoh". Capital letters in the respelling show where the stress falls.

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## Quixote syllables

Quixote has 3 syllables: kee-HOH-tee.

1. kee ki
2. HOH hoʊ
3. tee ti

English speakers say kee-HOH-tee; the Spanish is closer to kee-HO-teh.

## Sounds to watch

### Gliding vowels

The ay and oh vowels glide: start on one sound and slide into a short ee or oo. Cutting them short makes them sound like eh and aw.

## Quixote in a sentence

- Don Quixote charges at windmills he mistakes for giants.
- The Quixote statue stands in the main square.

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- Diphthong flattened into one vowel Move smoothly between both vowel positions.
- Every syllable stressed equally Emphasise one main syllable and reduce the others.

## Questions

### How do you pronounce quixote?

Quixote is pronounced /ki.ˈhoʊ.ti/, or kee-HOH-tee in plain letters. It has 3 syllables and the stress falls on the second syllable, "hoh".

### How many syllables are in quixote?

3: kee-HOH-tee. The capital letters mark the stressed syllable.

### How do you use quixote in a sentence?

Don Quixote charges at windmills he mistakes for giants. The Quixote statue stands in the main square.

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