How to pronounce “capricious”
Say “capricious” in 3 beats
capricious
/kəˈpɹɪʃəs/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kɐpɹɪʃəs/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- capkə
- ricpɹɪstress
- iousʃəs
- IPA (American)
- /kəˈpɹɪʃəs/
- IPA (British)
- /kɐpɹɪʃəs/
- Respelling
- kuh-PRI-shuhs
- Syllables
- 3 — cap-RIC-ious
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: cap-RIC-ious. “ric” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/kəˈpɹɪʃəs/
/kɐpɹɪʃəs/
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What “capricious” means
- adjective
changeable
“a capricious summer breeze”
- adjective
determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
“a capricious refusal”
Say it in a sentence
“The weather here is capricious, so pack a coat anyway.”“capricious”, answered
How do you pronounce “capricious”?
“capricious” is pronounced /kəˈpɹɪʃəs/ (kuh-PRI-shuhs) in American English and /kɐpɹɪʃəs/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ric”. Build it as cap-RIC-ious, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “capricious” have?
3: cap · ric · ious. The beat lands on the second, “ric”.
Is “capricious” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /kəˈpɹɪʃəs/ (kuh-PRI-shuhs); British English says /kɐpɹɪʃəs/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “capricious” mean?
As an adjective: changeable For example: “a capricious summer breeze” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “capricious”?
Stress the second syllable: cap-RIC-ious. “ric” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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