How to pronounce “clandestine”
Say “clandestine” in 3 beats
clandestine
/klænˈdɛstɪn/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /klandɛstɪn/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- klænklæn
- dɛdɛstress
- stɪnstɪn
- IPA (American)
- /klænˈdɛstɪn/
- IPA (British)
- /klandɛstɪn/
- Respelling
- klan-DE-stin
- Syllables
- 3 — klæn-DƐ-stɪn
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: klæn-DƐ-stɪn. “dɛ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/klænˈdɛstɪn/
/klandɛstɪn/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “clandestine” means
- adjective
conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
“clandestine intelligence operations”
Say it in a sentence
“Their clandestine meetings took place in the back of a bookshop.”“clandestine”, answered
How do you pronounce “clandestine”?
“clandestine” is pronounced /klænˈdɛstɪn/ (klan-DE-stin) in American English and /klandɛstɪn/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “dɛ”. Build it as klæn-DƐ-stɪn, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “clandestine” have?
3: klæn · dɛ · stɪn. The beat lands on the second, “dɛ”.
Is “clandestine” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /klænˈdɛstɪn/ (klan-DE-stin); British English says /klandɛstɪn/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “clandestine” mean?
As an adjective: conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods For example: “clandestine intelligence operations”
Where is the stress in “clandestine”?
Stress the second syllable: klæn-DƐ-stɪn. “dɛ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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