How to pronounce “circumspect”
Say “circumspect” in 3 beats
circumspect
/ˈsɝkəmˌspɛkt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /sɜːkəmspɛkt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- cirsɝstress
- cumskəm
- pectspɛkt
- IPA (American)
- /ˈsɝkəmˌspɛkt/
- IPA (British)
- /sɜːkəmspɛkt/
- Respelling
- SUR-kuhm-spekt
- Syllables
- 3 — CIR-cums-pect
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: CIR-cums-pect. “cir” 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
/ˈsɝkəmˌspɛkt/
/sɜːkəmspɛkt/
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What “circumspect” means
- adjective
heedful of potential consequences
“circumspect actions”
Say it in a sentence
“Be circumspect about what you say in front of the children.”“circumspect”, answered
How do you pronounce “circumspect”?
“circumspect” is pronounced /ˈsɝkəmˌspɛkt/ (SUR-kuhm-spekt) in American English and /sɜːkəmspɛkt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “cir”. Build it as CIR-cums-pect, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “circumspect” have?
3: cir · cums · pect. The beat lands on the first, “cir”.
Is “circumspect” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈsɝkəmˌspɛkt/ (SUR-kuhm-spekt); British English says /sɜːkəmspɛkt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “circumspect” mean?
As an adjective: heedful of potential consequences For example: “circumspect actions”
Where is the stress in “circumspect”?
Stress the first syllable: CIR-cums-pect. “cir” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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