How to pronounce “cavalry”
Say “cavalry” in 3 beats
cavalry
/ˈkævəlɹi/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˈkavəlɹi/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- cavkæstress
- alvəl
- ryɹi
- IPA (American)
- /ˈkævəlɹi/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈkavəlɹi/
- Respelling
- KAV-uhl-ree
- Syllables
- 3 — CAV-al-ry
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: CAV-al-ry. “cav” 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
/ˈkævəlɹi/
/ˈkavəlɹi/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
Where “cavalry” goes wrong
- Often heard
“KAL-vuh-ree”
the v comes before the l: KAV-uhl-ree, not Calvary
What “cavalry” means
- noun
troops trained to fight on horseback
“500 horse led the attack”
- noun
a highly mobile army unit
Say it in a sentence
“The old painting shows cavalry crossing a river at dawn.”“cavalry”, answered
How do you pronounce “cavalry”?
“cavalry” is pronounced /ˈkævəlɹi/ (KAV-uhl-ree) in American English and /ˈkavəlɹi/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “cav”. Build it as CAV-al-ry, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “cavalry” have?
3: cav · al · ry. The beat lands on the first, “cav”.
Is “cavalry” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈkævəlɹi/ (KAV-uhl-ree); British English says /ˈkavəlɹi/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “cavalry” mean?
As a noun: troops trained to fight on horseback For example: “500 horse led the attack” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “cavalry”?
Stress the first syllable: CAV-al-ry. “cav” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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