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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “compendium”

“compendium” is pronounced /kəmˈpɛndiəm/ (kuhm-PEN-dee-uhm) in American English and /kəmpɛndiəm/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “pɛn”.
The sound

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compendium

/kəmˈpɛndiəm/

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

4 beats
  1. kəmkəm
  2. pɛnpɛnstress
  3. didi
  4. əməm
IPA (American)
/kəmˈpɛndiəm/
IPA (British)
/kəmpɛndiəm/
Respelling
kuhm-PEN-dee-uhm
Syllables
4 — kəm-PƐN-di-əm
Stress
Stress the second syllable: kəm-PƐN-di-əm. “pɛn” 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
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/kəmˈpɛndiəm/

British

/kəmpɛndiəm/

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Meaning

What “compendium” means

  1. noun

    a publication containing a variety of works

  2. noun

    a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work

Say it in a sentence

“The shelf held a compendium of local walks and old maps.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

8 sounds, in the order you say them
kkəschwamm×2ppɛshort ennddɪəear

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Questions

“compendium”, answered

How do you pronounce “compendium”?

“compendium” is pronounced /kəmˈpɛndiəm/ (kuhm-PEN-dee-uhm) in American English and /kəmpɛndiəm/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “pɛn”. Build it as kəm-PƐN-di-əm, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “compendium” have?

4: kəm · pɛn · di · əm. The beat lands on the second, “pɛn”.

Is “compendium” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /kəmˈpɛndiəm/ (kuhm-PEN-dee-uhm); British English says /kəmpɛndiəm/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “compendium” mean?

As a noun: a publication containing a variety of works For example: “The shelf held a compendium of local walks and old maps.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “compendium”?

Stress the second syllable: kəm-PƐN-di-əm. “pɛn” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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