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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “coalesce”

“coalesce” is pronounced /ˌkoʊəˈlɛs/ (koh-uh-LES) in American English and /kəʊəlɛs/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ce”.
The sound

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coalesce

/ˌkoʊəˈlɛs/

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

3 beats
  1. coalkoʊ
  2. esə
  3. celɛsstress
IPA (American)
/ˌkoʊəˈlɛs/
IPA (British)
/kəʊəlɛs/
Respelling
koh-uh-LES
Syllables
3 — coal-es-CE
Stress
Stress the third syllable: coal-es-CE. “ce” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
verb
Difficulty
Legend — spelling and sound part company here
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˌkoʊəˈlɛs/

British

/kəʊəlɛs/

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Meaning

What “coalesce” means

  1. verb

    mix together different elements

    “The colors blend well”

  2. verb

    fuse or cause to grow together

Say it in a sentence

“The small groups began to coalesce into one large campaign.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
kkoʊlong oəschwallɛshort ess

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Questions

“coalesce”, answered

How do you pronounce “coalesce”?

“coalesce” is pronounced /ˌkoʊəˈlɛs/ (koh-uh-LES) in American English and /kəʊəlɛs/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ce”. Build it as coal-es-CE, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “coalesce” have?

3: coal · es · ce. The beat lands on the third, “ce”.

Is “coalesce” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˌkoʊəˈlɛs/ (koh-uh-LES); British English says /kəʊəlɛs/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “coalesce” mean?

As a verb: mix together different elements For example: “The colors blend well” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “coalesce”?

Stress the third syllable: coal-es-CE. “ce” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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