How to pronounce “anomaly”
Say “anomaly” in 4 beats
anomaly
/əˈnɑməli/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɐnɒməli/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- anə
- omnɑstress
- almə
- yli
- IPA (American)
- /əˈnɑməli/
- IPA (British)
- /ɐnɒməli/
- Respelling
- uh-NAH-muh-lee
- Syllables
- 4 — an-OM-al-y
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: an-OM-al-y. “om” 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
/əˈnɑməli/
/ɐnɒməli/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “anomaly” means
- noun
deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule
- noun
a person who is unusual
- noun
(astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)
Say it in a sentence
“One warm night in January is an anomaly worth recording.”“anomaly”, answered
How do you pronounce “anomaly”?
“anomaly” is pronounced /əˈnɑməli/ (uh-NAH-muh-lee) in American English and /ɐnɒməli/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “om”. Build it as an-OM-al-y, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “anomaly” have?
4: an · om · al · y. The beat lands on the second, “om”.
Is “anomaly” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /əˈnɑməli/ (uh-NAH-muh-lee); British English says /ɐnɒməli/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “anomaly” mean?
As a noun: deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule For example: “One warm night in January is an anomaly worth recording.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “anomaly”?
Stress the second syllable: an-OM-al-y. “om” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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