How to pronounce “apposite”
Say “apposite” in 3 beats
apposite
/ˈæpəzɪt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˈapəzɪt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ææstress
- pəpə
- zɪtzɪt
- IPA (American)
- /ˈæpəzɪt/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈapəzɪt/
- Respelling
- AP-uh-zit
- Syllables
- 3 — Æ-pə-zɪt
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: Æ-pə-zɪt. “æ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ˈæpəzɪt/
/ˈapəzɪt/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
Where “apposite” goes wrong
- Often heard
“uh-POZ-it”
the stress is on AP; uh-POZ-it sounds like opposite, a different word
What “apposite” means
- adjective
being of striking appropriateness and pertinence
“the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images”
Say it in a sentence
“Her closing line was an apposite end to the argument.”“apposite”, answered
How do you pronounce “apposite”?
“apposite” is pronounced /ˈæpəzɪt/ (AP-uh-zit) in American English and /ˈapəzɪt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “æ”. Build it as Æ-pə-zɪt, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “apposite” have?
3: æ · pə · zɪt. The beat lands on the first, “æ”.
Is “apposite” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈæpəzɪt/ (AP-uh-zit); British English says /ˈapəzɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “apposite” mean?
As an adjective: being of striking appropriateness and pertinence For example: “the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images”
Where is the stress in “apposite”?
Stress the first syllable: Æ-pə-zɪt. “æ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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