How to pronounce “biggest”
Say “biggest” in 2 beats
biggest
/ˈbɪɡəst/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /bɪɡɪst/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- bigbɪstress
- gestɡəst
- IPA (American)
- /ˈbɪɡəst/
- IPA (British)
- /bɪɡɪst/
- Respelling
- BI-guhst
- Syllables
- 2 — BIG-gest
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: BIG-gest. “big” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˈbɪɡəst/
/bɪɡɪst/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “biggest” means
- adjective
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
“a large city”
- adjective
significant
“graduation was a big day in his life”
- adjective
very intense
“a bad headache”
Say it in a sentence
“Winning the championship was the biggest moment of her career.”“biggest”, answered
How do you pronounce “biggest”?
“biggest” is pronounced /ˈbɪɡəst/ (BI-guhst) in American English and /bɪɡɪst/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “big”. Build it as BIG-gest, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “biggest” have?
2: big · gest. The beat lands on the first, “big”.
Is “biggest” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈbɪɡəst/ (BI-guhst); British English says /bɪɡɪst/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “biggest” mean?
As an adjective: above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent For example: “a large city” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “biggest”?
Stress the first syllable: BIG-gest. “big” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “biggest” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.