How to pronounce “apparatus”
Say “apparatus” in 4 beats
apparatus
/ˌæpɚˈætəs/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /apəɹeɪtəs/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- apæ
- parpɚ
- atæstress
- ustəs
- IPA (American)
- /ˌæpɚˈætəs/
- IPA (British)
- /apəɹeɪtəs/
- Respelling
- a-puh-A-tuhs
- Syllables
- 4 — ap-par-AT-us
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: ap-par-AT-us. “at” 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
/ˌæpɚˈætəs/
/apəɹeɪtəs/
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What “apparatus” means
- noun
equipment designed to serve a specific function
- noun
(anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function
“the breathing apparatus”
Say it in a sentence
“The lab apparatus was packed away in padded wooden boxes.”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.
“apparatus”, answered
How do you pronounce “apparatus”?
“apparatus” is pronounced /ˌæpɚˈætəs/ (a-puh-A-tuhs) in American English and /apəɹeɪtəs/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “at”. Build it as ap-par-AT-us, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “apparatus” have?
4: ap · par · at · us. The beat lands on the third, “at”.
Is “apparatus” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌæpɚˈætəs/ (a-puh-A-tuhs); British English says /apəɹeɪtəs/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “apparatus” mean?
As a noun: equipment designed to serve a specific function For example: “The lab apparatus was packed away in padded wooden boxes.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “apparatus”?
Stress the third syllable: ap-par-AT-us. “at” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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