How to pronounce “character”
Say “character” in 3 beats
character
/ˈkɛɹɪktɚ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kaɹɪktə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- charkɛstress
- acɹɪk
- tertɚ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈkɛɹɪktɚ/
- IPA (British)
- /kaɹɪktə/
- Respelling
- KE-rik-tuh
- Syllables
- 3 — CHAR-ac-ter
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: CHAR-ac-ter. “char” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall 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
/ˈkɛɹɪktɚ/
/kaɹɪktə/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “character” means
- noun
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
“she is the main character in the novel”
- noun
a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
“each town has a quality all its own”
- noun
the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions; - Herbert Spencer
“education has for its object the formation of character”
Say it in a sentence
“The actor studied the character for months before filming.”“character”, answered
How do you pronounce “character”?
“character” is pronounced /ˈkɛɹɪktɚ/ (KE-rik-tuh) in American English and /kaɹɪktə/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “char”. Build it as CHAR-ac-ter, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “character” have?
3: char · ac · ter. The beat lands on the first, “char”.
Is “character” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈkɛɹɪktɚ/ (KE-rik-tuh); British English says /kaɹɪktə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “character” mean?
As a noun: an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story) For example: “she is the main character in the novel” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “character”?
Stress the first syllable: CHAR-ac-ter. “char” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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