How to pronounce “asynchronous”
Say “asynchronous” in 4 beats
asynchronous
/ˈeɪˈsɪŋkɹənəs/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɐsɪŋkɹənəs/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- aseɪstress
- yncsɪŋ
- hronkɹə
- ousnəs
- IPA (American)
- /ˈeɪˈsɪŋkɹənəs/
- IPA (British)
- /ɐsɪŋkɹənəs/
- Respelling
- AY-sing-kruh-nuhs
- Syllables
- 4 — AS-ync-hron-ous
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: AS-ync-hron-ous. “as” 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
/ˈeɪˈsɪŋkɹənəs/
/ɐsɪŋkɹənəs/
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What “asynchronous” means
- adjective
(digital communication) pertaining to a transmission technique that does not require a common clock between the communicating devices; timing signals are derived from special characters in the data stream itself
- adjective
not synchronous; not occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase
Say it in a sentence
“Asynchronous work suits teams spread across many time zones.”“asynchronous”, answered
How do you pronounce “asynchronous”?
“asynchronous” is pronounced /ˈeɪˈsɪŋkɹənəs/ (AY-sing-kruh-nuhs) in American English and /ɐsɪŋkɹənəs/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “as”. Build it as AS-ync-hron-ous, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “asynchronous” have?
4: as · ync · hron · ous. The beat lands on the first, “as”.
Is “asynchronous” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈeɪˈsɪŋkɹənəs/ (AY-sing-kruh-nuhs); British English says /ɐsɪŋkɹənəs/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “asynchronous” mean?
As an adjective: (digital communication) pertaining to a transmission technique that does not require a common clock between the communicating devices; timing signals are derived from special characters in the data stream itself For example: “Asynchronous work suits teams spread across many time zones.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “asynchronous”?
Stress the first syllable: AS-ync-hron-ous. “as” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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