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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “availability”

“availability” is pronounced /əˌveɪləˈbɪləti/ (uh-vay-luh-BI-luh-tee) in American English and /ɐveɪləbɪlɪti/ in British English, and /əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪti/ is also accepted — 6 syllables, stressed on “il”.
The sound

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Say it like this

availability

/əˌveɪləˈbɪləti/

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

6 beats
  1. avə
  2. ailveɪ
  3. ablə
  4. ilbɪstress
  5. itlə
  6. yti
IPA (American)
/əˌveɪləˈbɪləti/
IPA (British)
/ɐveɪləbɪlɪti/
Also accepted
/əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪti/
Respelling
uh-vay-luh-BI-luh-tee
Syllables
6 — av-ail-ab-IL-it-y
Stress
Stress the fourth syllable: av-ail-ab-IL-it-y. “il” 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
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/əˌveɪləˈbɪləti/

British

/ɐveɪləbɪlɪti/

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Meaning

What “availability” means

  1. noun

    the quality of being at hand when needed

Say it in a sentence

“Please confirm your availability for Thursday or Friday.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

8 sounds, in the order you say them
əschwa×3vveɪlong all×2bbɪshort ittilong e

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Questions

“availability”, answered

How do you pronounce “availability”?

“availability” is pronounced /əˌveɪləˈbɪləti/ (uh-vay-luh-BI-luh-tee) in American English and /ɐveɪləbɪlɪti/ in British English, and /əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪti/ is also accepted — 6 syllables, stressed on “il”. Build it as av-ail-ab-IL-it-y, then run the fourth syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “availability” have?

6: av · ail · ab · il · it · y. The beat lands on the fourth, “il”.

Is “availability” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /əˌveɪləˈbɪləti/ (uh-vay-luh-BI-luh-tee); British English says /ɐveɪləbɪlɪti/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “availability” mean?

As a noun: the quality of being at hand when needed For example: “Please confirm your availability for Thursday or Friday.”

Where is the stress in “availability”?

Stress the fourth syllable: av-ail-ab-IL-it-y. “il” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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