How to Pronounce “quetiapine”

American (US)

/kwɪˈtaɪ.əˌpin/

noun — An antipsychotic drug taken orally in the form of its fumarate (C21H25N3O2S)2·C4H4O4 especially to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

The final e is silent. The transcription /kwɪˈtaɪ.əˌpin/ ends on a consonant sound, so the written e at the end of “quetiapine” is not pronounced.

Where the stress falls. “quetiapine” has 4 syllables, and the transcription /kwɪˈtaɪ.əˌpin/ puts the primary stress mark (ˈ) before the second one — so the second syllable is the longest and loudest. The others are said quickly and lightly.

An unstressed vowel reduces to schwa. /kwɪˈtaɪ.əˌpin/ contains a schwa /ə/ — the short, neutral “uh” that English unstressed syllables collapse into. Saying /ə/ there, instead of the vowel the spelling suggests, is most of what makes the word sound native.

What does "quetiapine" mean?

quetiapine (noun): An antipsychotic drug taken orally in the form of its fumarate (C21H25N3O2S)2·C4H4O4 especially to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

What is the IPA transcription of "quetiapine"?

/kwɪˈtaɪ.əˌpin/ in American English.

Which syllable is stressed in "quetiapine"?

“quetiapine” has 4 syllables, and the transcription /kwɪˈtaɪ.əˌpin/ puts the primary stress mark (ˈ) before the second one — so the second syllable is the longest and loudest. The others are said quickly and lightly.