How to pronounce “agenda”
Say “agenda” in 3 beats
agenda
/əˈdʒɛndə/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɐdʒɛndə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- agə
- endʒɛnstress
- dadə
- IPA (American)
- /əˈdʒɛndə/
- IPA (British)
- /ɐdʒɛndə/
- Respelling
- uh-JEN-duh
- Syllables
- 3 — ag-EN-da
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ag-EN-da. “en” 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
/əˈdʒɛndə/
/ɐdʒɛndə/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “agenda” means
- noun
a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to
- noun
a list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting)
Say it in a sentence
“Send me the agenda the day before, not an hour before.”“agenda”, answered
How do you pronounce “agenda”?
“agenda” is pronounced /əˈdʒɛndə/ (uh-JEN-duh) in American English and /ɐdʒɛndə/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “en”. Build it as ag-EN-da, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “agenda” have?
3: ag · en · da. The beat lands on the second, “en”.
Is “agenda” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /əˈdʒɛndə/ (uh-JEN-duh); British English says /ɐdʒɛndə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “agenda” mean?
As a noun: a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to For example: “Send me the agenda the day before, not an hour before.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “agenda”?
Stress the second syllable: ag-EN-da. “en” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Now say “agenda” and see every sound
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