How to pronounce “apathy”
Say “apathy” in 3 beats
apathy
/ˈæpəθi/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /apəθi/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- apæstress
- atpə
- hyθi
- IPA (American)
- /ˈæpəθi/
- IPA (British)
- /apəθi/
- Respelling
- A-puh-thee
- Syllables
- 3 — AP-at-hy
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: AP-at-hy. “ap” 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
/ˈæpəθi/
/apəθi/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “apathy” means
- noun
an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
- noun
the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally
Say it in a sentence
“Apathy, not opposition, is what kills most village projects.”The sounds inside this word
Each sound has its own page: where the tongue goes, what it is usually confused with, and words to drill it on.
“apathy”, answered
How do you pronounce “apathy”?
“apathy” is pronounced /ˈæpəθi/ (A-puh-thee) in American English and /apəθi/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ap”. Build it as AP-at-hy, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “apathy” have?
3: ap · at · hy. The beat lands on the first, “ap”.
Is “apathy” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈæpəθi/ (A-puh-thee); British English says /apəθi/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “apathy” mean?
As a noun: an absence of emotion or enthusiasm For example: “Apathy, not opposition, is what kills most village projects.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “apathy”?
Stress the first syllable: AP-at-hy. “ap” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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