How to pronounce “affidavit”
Say “affidavit” in 4 beats
affidavit
/ˌæfəˈdeɪvət/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /afɪdeɪvɪt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- afæ
- fidfə
- avdeɪstress
- itvət
- IPA (American)
- /ˌæfəˈdeɪvət/
- IPA (British)
- /afɪdeɪvɪt/
- Respelling
- a-fuh-DAY-vuht
- Syllables
- 4 — af-fid-AV-it
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: af-fid-AV-it. “av” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˌæfəˈdeɪvət/
/afɪdeɪvɪt/
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What “affidavit” means
- noun
written declaration made under oath; a written statement sworn to be true before someone legally authorized to administer an oath
Say it in a sentence
“He signed an affidavit describing what he had seen.”“affidavit”, answered
How do you pronounce “affidavit”?
“affidavit” is pronounced /ˌæfəˈdeɪvət/ (a-fuh-DAY-vuht) in American English and /afɪdeɪvɪt/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “av”. Build it as af-fid-AV-it, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “affidavit” have?
4: af · fid · av · it. The beat lands on the third, “av”.
Is “affidavit” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌæfəˈdeɪvət/ (a-fuh-DAY-vuht); British English says /afɪdeɪvɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “affidavit” mean?
As a noun: written declaration made under oath; a written statement sworn to be true before someone legally authorized to administer an oath For example: “He signed an affidavit describing what he had seen.”
Where is the stress in “affidavit”?
Stress the third syllable: af-fid-AV-it. “av” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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