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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “adaptable”

“adaptable” is pronounced /əˈdæptəbəl/ (uh-DAP-tuh-buhl) in American English and /ɐdaptəbəl/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “ap”.
The sound

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adaptable

/əˈdæptəbəl/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɐdaptəbəl/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

4 beats
  1. adə
  2. apdæpstress
  3. tabtə
  4. lebəl
IPA (American)
/əˈdæptəbəl/
IPA (British)
/ɐdaptəbəl/
Respelling
uh-DAP-tuh-buhl
Syllables
4 — ad-AP-tab-le
Stress
Stress the second syllable: ad-AP-tab-le. “ap” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
adjective
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/əˈdæptəbəl/

British

/ɐdaptəbəl/

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Meaning

What “adaptable” means

  1. adjective

    capable of adapting (of becoming or being made suitable) to a particular situation or use

    “to succeed one must be adaptable”

Say it in a sentence

“You have to be adaptable when the weather runs the schedule.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

7 sounds, in the order you say them
əschwa×3ddæshort appttbbll

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Questions

“adaptable”, answered

How do you pronounce “adaptable”?

“adaptable” is pronounced /əˈdæptəbəl/ (uh-DAP-tuh-buhl) in American English and /ɐdaptəbəl/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “ap”. Build it as ad-AP-tab-le, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “adaptable” have?

4: ad · ap · tab · le. The beat lands on the second, “ap”.

Is “adaptable” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /əˈdæptəbəl/ (uh-DAP-tuh-buhl); British English says /ɐdaptəbəl/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “adaptable” mean?

As an adjective: capable of adapting (of becoming or being made suitable) to a particular situation or use For example: “to succeed one must be adaptable”

Where is the stress in “adaptable”?

Stress the second syllable: ad-AP-tab-le. “ap” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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