How to pronounce “body”
Say “body” in 2 beats
body
/ˈbɑdi/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /bɒdi/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- bodbɑstress
- ydi
- IPA (American)
- /ˈbɑdi/
- IPA (British)
- /bɒdi/
- Respelling
- BAH-dee
- Syllables
- 2 — BOD-y
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: BOD-y. “bod” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˈbɑdi/
/bɒdi/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “body” means
- noun
the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
“he felt as if his whole body were on fire”
- noun
a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
“the whole body filed out of the auditorium”
- noun
a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person
“they found the body in the lake”
Say it in a sentence
“Regular exercise keeps the whole body healthy and strong.”“body”, answered
How do you pronounce “body”?
“body” is pronounced /ˈbɑdi/ (BAH-dee) in American English and /bɒdi/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “bod”. Build it as BOD-y, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “body” have?
2: bod · y. The beat lands on the first, “bod”.
Is “body” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈbɑdi/ (BAH-dee); British English says /bɒdi/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “body” mean?
As a noun: the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being) For example: “he felt as if his whole body were on fire” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “body”?
Stress the first syllable: BOD-y. “bod” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “body” 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.