How to pronounce “advantage”
Say “advantage” in 3 beats
advantage
/ædˈvæntɪdʒ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɐdvantɪdʒ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ædæd
- vænvænstress
- tɪdʒtɪdʒ
- IPA (American)
- /ædˈvæntɪdʒ/
- IPA (British)
- /ɐdvantɪdʒ/
- Respelling
- ad-VAN-tij
- Syllables
- 3 — æd-VÆN-tɪdʒ
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: æd-VÆN-tɪdʒ. “væn” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ædˈvæntɪdʒ/
/ɐdvantɪdʒ/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “advantage” means
- noun
the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
“the experience gave him the advantage over me”
- noun
(tennis) first point scored after deuce
- noun
benefit resulting from some event or action
“it turned out to my advantage”
Say it in a sentence
“The main advantage of the smaller flat is the light.”“advantage”, answered
How do you pronounce “advantage”?
“advantage” is pronounced /ædˈvæntɪdʒ/ (ad-VAN-tij) in American English and /ɐdvantɪdʒ/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “væn”. Build it as æd-VÆN-tɪdʒ, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “advantage” have?
3: æd · væn · tɪdʒ. The beat lands on the second, “væn”.
Is “advantage” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ædˈvæntɪdʒ/ (ad-VAN-tij); British English says /ɐdvantɪdʒ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “advantage” mean?
As a noun: the quality of having a superior or more favorable position For example: “the experience gave him the advantage over me” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “advantage”?
Stress the second syllable: æd-VÆN-tɪdʒ. “væn” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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