How to pronounce “appetite”
Say “appetite” in 3 beats
appetite
/ˈæpəˌtaɪt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /apɪtaɪt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ææstress
- pəpə
- taɪttaɪt
- IPA (American)
- /ˈæpəˌtaɪt/
- IPA (British)
- /apɪtaɪt/
- Respelling
- A-puh-tyt
- Syllables
- 3 — Æ-pə-taɪt
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: Æ-pə-taɪt. “æ” 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
/ˈæpəˌtaɪt/
/apɪtaɪt/
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What “appetite” means
- noun
a feeling of craving something; ; - Granville Hicks
“an appetite for life”
Say it in a sentence
“Walking all morning gave us an enormous appetite.”“appetite”, answered
How do you pronounce “appetite”?
“appetite” is pronounced /ˈæpəˌtaɪt/ (A-puh-tyt) in American English and /apɪtaɪt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “æ”. Build it as Æ-pə-taɪt, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “appetite” have?
3: æ · pə · taɪt. The beat lands on the first, “æ”.
Is “appetite” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈæpəˌtaɪt/ (A-puh-tyt); British English says /apɪtaɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “appetite” mean?
As a noun: a feeling of craving something; ; - Granville Hicks For example: “an appetite for life”
Where is the stress in “appetite”?
Stress the first syllable: Æ-pə-taɪt. “æ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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