How to pronounce “biodiversity”
Say “biodiversity” in 6 beats
biodiversity
/ˌbaɪoʊdaɪˈvɝsəti/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /baɪəʊdaɪvɜːsɪti/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- baɪbaɪ
- oʊoʊ
- daɪdaɪ
- vɝvɝstress
- səsə
- titi
- IPA (American)
- /ˌbaɪoʊdaɪˈvɝsəti/
- IPA (British)
- /baɪəʊdaɪvɜːsɪti/
- Respelling
- by-oh-dy-VUR-suh-tee
- Syllables
- 6 — baɪ-oʊ-daɪ-Vɝ-sə-ti
- Stress
- Stress the fourth syllable: baɪ-oʊ-daɪ-Vɝ-sə-ti. “vɝ” 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
American and British are not the same here
/ˌbaɪoʊdaɪˈvɝsəti/
/baɪəʊdaɪvɜːsɪti/
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What “biodiversity” means
- noun
the diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole)
“a high level of biodiversity is desirable”
Say it in a sentence
“Hedgerows support far more biodiversity than open fields.”“biodiversity”, answered
How do you pronounce “biodiversity”?
“biodiversity” is pronounced /ˌbaɪoʊdaɪˈvɝsəti/ (by-oh-dy-VUR-suh-tee) in American English and /baɪəʊdaɪvɜːsɪti/ in British English — 6 syllables, stressed on “vɝ”. Build it as baɪ-oʊ-daɪ-Vɝ-sə-ti, then run the fourth syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “biodiversity” have?
6: baɪ · oʊ · daɪ · vɝ · sə · ti. The beat lands on the fourth, “vɝ”.
Is “biodiversity” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌbaɪoʊdaɪˈvɝsəti/ (by-oh-dy-VUR-suh-tee); British English says /baɪəʊdaɪvɜːsɪti/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “biodiversity” mean?
As a noun: the diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole) For example: “a high level of biodiversity is desirable”
Where is the stress in “biodiversity”?
Stress the fourth syllable: baɪ-oʊ-daɪ-Vɝ-sə-ti. “vɝ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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