How to pronounce “archaeology”
Say “archaeology” in 5 beats
archaeology
/ˌɑɹkiˈɑlədʒi/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɑːkiːɒlədʒi/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɑɹɑɹ
- kiki
- ɑɑstress
- lələ
- dʒidʒi
- IPA (American)
- /ˌɑɹkiˈɑlədʒi/
- IPA (British)
- /ɑːkiːɒlədʒi/
- Respelling
- ahr-kee-AH-luh-jee
- Syllables
- 5 — ɑɹ-ki-Ɑ-lə-dʒi
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: ɑɹ-ki-Ɑ-lə-dʒi. “ɑ” 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
/ˌɑɹkiˈɑlədʒi/
/ɑːkiːɒlədʒi/
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What “archaeology” means
- noun
the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures
Say it in a sentence
“Archaeology students spent the summer digging behind the church.”“archaeology”, answered
How do you pronounce “archaeology”?
“archaeology” is pronounced /ˌɑɹkiˈɑlədʒi/ (ahr-kee-AH-luh-jee) in American English and /ɑːkiːɒlədʒi/ in British English — 5 syllables, stressed on “ɑ”. Build it as ɑɹ-ki-Ɑ-lə-dʒi, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “archaeology” have?
5: ɑɹ · ki · ɑ · lə · dʒi. The beat lands on the third, “ɑ”.
Is “archaeology” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌɑɹkiˈɑlədʒi/ (ahr-kee-AH-luh-jee); British English says /ɑːkiːɒlədʒi/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “archaeology” mean?
As a noun: the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures For example: “Archaeology students spent the summer digging behind the church.”
Where is the stress in “archaeology”?
Stress the third syllable: ɑɹ-ki-Ɑ-lə-dʒi. “ɑ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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