How to pronounce “compliance”
Say “compliance” in 3 beats
compliance
/kəmˈplaɪəns/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kəmplaɪəns/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- compkəm
- lianplaɪstress
- ceəns
- IPA (American)
- /kəmˈplaɪəns/
- IPA (British)
- /kəmplaɪəns/
- Respelling
- kuhm-PLY-uhns
- Syllables
- 3 — comp-LIAN-ce
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: comp-LIAN-ce. “lian” 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
/kəmˈplaɪəns/
/kəmplaɪəns/
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What “compliance” means
- noun
acting according to certain accepted standards
“their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices”
- noun
a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others
- noun
the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another
Say it in a sentence
“Compliance with the new rules costs us about two days a month.”“compliance”, answered
How do you pronounce “compliance”?
“compliance” is pronounced /kəmˈplaɪəns/ (kuhm-PLY-uhns) in American English and /kəmplaɪəns/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “lian”. Build it as comp-LIAN-ce, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “compliance” have?
3: comp · lian · ce. The beat lands on the second, “lian”.
Is “compliance” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /kəmˈplaɪəns/ (kuhm-PLY-uhns); British English says /kəmplaɪəns/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “compliance” mean?
As a noun: acting according to certain accepted standards For example: “their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “compliance”?
Stress the second syllable: comp-LIAN-ce. “lian” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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