How to pronounce “analogy”
Say “analogy” in 4 beats
analogy
/əˈnælədʒi/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɐnalədʒi/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- anə
- alnæstress
- oglə
- ydʒi
- IPA (American)
- /əˈnælədʒi/
- IPA (British)
- /ɐnalədʒi/
- Respelling
- uh-NA-luh-jee
- Syllables
- 4 — an-AL-og-y
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: an-AL-og-y. “al” 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
/əˈnælədʒi/
/ɐnalədʒi/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “analogy” means
- noun
an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others
- noun
drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
“the operation of a computer presents and interesting analogy to the working of the brain”
- noun
the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater; any analogy between God and humans will always be inadequate
Say it in a sentence
“He explained the tides with an analogy about a swinging bucket.”“analogy”, answered
How do you pronounce “analogy”?
“analogy” is pronounced /əˈnælədʒi/ (uh-NA-luh-jee) in American English and /ɐnalədʒi/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “al”. Build it as an-AL-og-y, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “analogy” have?
4: an · al · og · y. The beat lands on the second, “al”.
Is “analogy” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /əˈnælədʒi/ (uh-NA-luh-jee); British English says /ɐnalədʒi/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “analogy” mean?
As a noun: an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others For example: “He explained the tides with an analogy about a swinging bucket.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “analogy”?
Stress the second syllable: an-AL-og-y. “al” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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