How to pronounce “apparent”
Say “apparent” in 3 beats
apparent
/əˈpɛɹənt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɐpaɹənt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- apə
- parpɛstress
- entɹənt
- IPA (American)
- /əˈpɛɹənt/
- IPA (British)
- /ɐpaɹənt/
- Respelling
- uh-PE-ruhnt
- Syllables
- 3 — ap-PAR-ent
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ap-PAR-ent. “par” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/əˈpɛɹənt/
/ɐpaɹənt/
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What “apparent” means
- adjective
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
“the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields”
- adjective
appearing as such but not necessarily so
“for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent”
Say it in a sentence
“It soon became apparent that the tickets had never been posted.”“apparent”, answered
How do you pronounce “apparent”?
“apparent” is pronounced /əˈpɛɹənt/ (uh-PE-ruhnt) in American English and /ɐpaɹənt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “par”. Build it as ap-PAR-ent, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “apparent” have?
3: ap · par · ent. The beat lands on the second, “par”.
Is “apparent” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /əˈpɛɹənt/ (uh-PE-ruhnt); British English says /ɐpaɹənt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “apparent” mean?
As an adjective: clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment For example: “the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “apparent”?
Stress the second syllable: ap-PAR-ent. “par” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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