How to pronounce “coefficient”
Say “coefficient” in 4 beats
coefficient
/ˌkoʊəˈfɪʃənt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kəʊɪfɪʃənt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- koʊkoʊ
- əə
- fɪfɪstress
- ʃəntʃənt
- IPA (American)
- /ˌkoʊəˈfɪʃənt/
- IPA (British)
- /kəʊɪfɪʃənt/
- Respelling
- koh-uh-FI-shuhnt
- Syllables
- 4 — koʊ-ə-FꞮ-ʃənt
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: koʊ-ə-FꞮ-ʃənt. “fɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˌkoʊəˈfɪʃənt/
/kəʊɪfɪʃənt/
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What “coefficient” means
- noun
a constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic
Say it in a sentence
“The coefficient in front of x tells you the slope.”“coefficient”, answered
How do you pronounce “coefficient”?
“coefficient” is pronounced /ˌkoʊəˈfɪʃənt/ (koh-uh-FI-shuhnt) in American English and /kəʊɪfɪʃənt/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “fɪ”. Build it as koʊ-ə-FꞮ-ʃənt, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “coefficient” have?
4: koʊ · ə · fɪ · ʃənt. The beat lands on the third, “fɪ”.
Is “coefficient” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌkoʊəˈfɪʃənt/ (koh-uh-FI-shuhnt); British English says /kəʊɪfɪʃənt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “coefficient” mean?
As a noun: a constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic For example: “The coefficient in front of x tells you the slope.”
Where is the stress in “coefficient”?
Stress the third syllable: koʊ-ə-FꞮ-ʃənt. “fɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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