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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “clarify”

“clarify” is pronounced /ˈklɛɹəˌfaɪ/ (KLE-ruh-fy) in American English and /klaɹɪfaɪ/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “clar”.
The sound

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clarify

/ˈklɛɹəˌfaɪ/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /klaɹɪfaɪ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

3 beats
  1. clarklɛstress
  2. ifɹə
  3. yfaɪ
IPA (American)
/ˈklɛɹəˌfaɪ/
IPA (British)
/klaɹɪfaɪ/
Respelling
KLE-ruh-fy
Syllables
3 — CLAR-if-y
Stress
Stress the first syllable: CLAR-if-y. “clar” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
verb
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈklɛɹəˌfaɪ/

British

/klaɹɪfaɪ/

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Meaning

What “clarify” means

  1. verb

    make clear and (more) comprehensible

    “clarify the mystery surrounding her death”

  2. verb

    make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating

    “clarify the butter”

Say it in a sentence

“Could you clarify what you meant by the second point?”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

7 sounds, in the order you say them
kkllɛshort eɹrəschwaffaɪlong i

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Questions

“clarify”, answered

How do you pronounce “clarify”?

“clarify” is pronounced /ˈklɛɹəˌfaɪ/ (KLE-ruh-fy) in American English and /klaɹɪfaɪ/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “clar”. Build it as CLAR-if-y, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “clarify” have?

3: clar · if · y. The beat lands on the first, “clar”.

Is “clarify” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈklɛɹəˌfaɪ/ (KLE-ruh-fy); British English says /klaɹɪfaɪ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “clarify” mean?

As a verb: make clear and (more) comprehensible For example: “clarify the mystery surrounding her death” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “clarify”?

Stress the first syllable: CLAR-if-y. “clar” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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