How to pronounce “classify”
Say “classify” in 3 beats
classify
/ˈklæsəˌfaɪ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /klasɪfaɪ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- clasklæstress
- sifsə
- yfaɪ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈklæsəˌfaɪ/
- IPA (British)
- /klasɪfaɪ/
- Respelling
- KLA-suh-fy
- Syllables
- 3 — CLAS-sif-y
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: CLAS-sif-y. “clas” 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
American and British are not the same here
/ˈklæsəˌfaɪ/
/klasɪfaɪ/
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What “classify” means
- verb
arrange or order by classes or categories
“How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?”
- verb
declare unavailable, as for security reasons
“Classify these documents”
- verb
assign to a class or kind
“How should algae be classified?”
Say it in a sentence
“It is hard to classify a building this unusual.”“classify”, answered
How do you pronounce “classify”?
“classify” is pronounced /ˈklæsəˌfaɪ/ (KLA-suh-fy) in American English and /klasɪfaɪ/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “clas”. Build it as CLAS-sif-y, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “classify” have?
3: clas · sif · y. The beat lands on the first, “clas”.
Is “classify” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈklæsəˌfaɪ/ (KLA-suh-fy); British English says /klasɪfaɪ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “classify” mean?
As a verb: arrange or order by classes or categories For example: “How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “classify”?
Stress the first syllable: CLAS-sif-y. “clas” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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