How to pronounce “assiduous”
Say “assiduous” in 4 beats
assiduous
/əˈsɪdʒuəs/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /əˈsɪdjuəs/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- əə
- sɪsɪstress
- dʒudʒu
- əsəs
- IPA (American)
- /əˈsɪdʒuəs/
- IPA (British)
- /əˈsɪdjuəs/
- Respelling
- uh-SID-joo-uhs
- Syllables
- 4 — ə-SꞮ-dʒu-əs
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ə-SꞮ-dʒu-əs. “sɪ” 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
/əˈsɪdʒuəs/
/əˈsɪdjuəs/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
Where “assiduous” goes wrong
- Often heard
“ass-id-YOU-us”
the stress is on SID and the ending is an unstressed -oo-uhs
What “assiduous” means
- adjective
marked by care and persistent effort
“her assiduous attempts to learn French”
Say it in a sentence
“Her assiduous note-taking saved the project more than once.”“assiduous”, answered
How do you pronounce “assiduous”?
“assiduous” is pronounced /əˈsɪdʒuəs/ (uh-SID-joo-uhs) in American English and /əˈsɪdjuəs/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “sɪ”. Build it as ə-SꞮ-dʒu-əs, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “assiduous” have?
4: ə · sɪ · dʒu · əs. The beat lands on the second, “sɪ”.
Is “assiduous” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /əˈsɪdʒuəs/ (uh-SID-joo-uhs); British English says /əˈsɪdjuəs/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “assiduous” mean?
As an adjective: marked by care and persistent effort For example: “her assiduous attempts to learn French”
Where is the stress in “assiduous”?
Stress the second syllable: ə-SꞮ-dʒu-əs. “sɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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