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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “attendee”

“attendee” is pronounced /əˈtɛnˈdi/ (uh-TEN-dee) in American English and /ɐtɛndiː/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ten”.
The sound

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attendee

/əˈtɛnˈdi/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɐtɛndiː/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

3 beats
  1. atə
  2. tentɛnstress
  3. deedi
IPA (American)
/əˈtɛnˈdi/
IPA (British)
/ɐtɛndiː/
Respelling
uh-TEN-dee
Syllables
3 — at-TEN-dee
Stress
Stress the second syllable: at-TEN-dee. “ten” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
noun
Difficulty
Legend — spelling and sound part company here
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/əˈtɛnˈdi/

British

/ɐtɛndiː/

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Meaning

What “attendee” means

  1. noun

    a person who is present and participates in a meeting

    “he was a regular attender at department meetings”

Say it in a sentence

“Every attendee received a copy of the slides afterwards.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
əschwattɛshort ennddilong e

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Questions

“attendee”, answered

How do you pronounce “attendee”?

“attendee” is pronounced /əˈtɛnˈdi/ (uh-TEN-dee) in American English and /ɐtɛndiː/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ten”. Build it as at-TEN-dee, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “attendee” have?

3: at · ten · dee. The beat lands on the second, “ten”.

Is “attendee” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /əˈtɛnˈdi/ (uh-TEN-dee); British English says /ɐtɛndiː/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “attendee” mean?

As a noun: a person who is present and participates in a meeting For example: “he was a regular attender at department meetings”

Where is the stress in “attendee”?

Stress the second syllable: at-TEN-dee. “ten” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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