How to pronounce “accompany”
Say “accompany” in 4 beats
accompany
/əˈkʌmpəni/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɐkʌmpəni/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- acə
- comkʌmstress
- panpə
- yni
- IPA (American)
- /əˈkʌmpəni/
- IPA (British)
- /ɐkʌmpəni/
- Respelling
- uh-KUM-puh-nee
- Syllables
- 4 — ac-COM-pan-y
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ac-COM-pan-y. “com” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/əˈkʌmpəni/
/ɐkʌmpəni/
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What “accompany” means
- verb
be present or associated with an event or entity
“French fries come with the hamburger”
- verb
go or travel along with
“The nurse accompanied the old lady everywhere”
- verb
perform an accompaniment to
“The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano”
Say it in a sentence
“A sharp headache seems to accompany every cold he catches.”“accompany”, answered
How do you pronounce “accompany”?
“accompany” is pronounced /əˈkʌmpəni/ (uh-KUM-puh-nee) in American English and /ɐkʌmpəni/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “com”. Build it as ac-COM-pan-y, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “accompany” have?
4: ac · com · pan · y. The beat lands on the second, “com”.
Is “accompany” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /əˈkʌmpəni/ (uh-KUM-puh-nee); British English says /ɐkʌmpəni/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “accompany” mean?
As a verb: be present or associated with an event or entity For example: “French fries come with the hamburger” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “accompany”?
Stress the second syllable: ac-COM-pan-y. “com” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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