How to pronounce “affordable”
Say “affordable” in 4 beats
affordable
/əˈfɔɹdəbəl/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɐfɔːdəbəl/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- afə
- forfɔɹstress
- dabdə
- lebəl
- IPA (American)
- /əˈfɔɹdəbəl/
- IPA (British)
- /ɐfɔːdəbəl/
- Respelling
- uh-FAWR-duh-buhl
- Syllables
- 4 — af-FOR-dab-le
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: af-FOR-dab-le. “for” 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
American and British are not the same here
/əˈfɔɹdəbəl/
/ɐfɔːdəbəl/
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What “affordable” means
- adjective
that you have the financial means for
“low-cost housing”
Say it in a sentence
“Affordable housing is scarce anywhere near the city centre.”“affordable”, answered
How do you pronounce “affordable”?
“affordable” is pronounced /əˈfɔɹdəbəl/ (uh-FAWR-duh-buhl) in American English and /ɐfɔːdəbəl/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “for”. Build it as af-FOR-dab-le, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “affordable” have?
4: af · for · dab · le. The beat lands on the second, “for”.
Is “affordable” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /əˈfɔɹdəbəl/ (uh-FAWR-duh-buhl); British English says /ɐfɔːdəbəl/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “affordable” mean?
As an adjective: that you have the financial means for For example: “low-cost housing”
Where is the stress in “affordable”?
Stress the second syllable: af-FOR-dab-le. “for” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Now say “affordable” and see every sound
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