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How to pronounce “concurrency”

“concurrency” is pronounced /kənˈkɝənsi/ (kuhn-KUR-uhn-see) in American English and /kənˈkʌɹənsi/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “cur”.
The sound

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concurrency

/kənˈkɝənsi/

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

4 beats
  1. conkən
  2. curkɝstress
  3. renən
  4. cysi
IPA (American)
/kənˈkɝənsi/
IPA (British)
/kənˈkʌɹənsi/
Respelling
kuhn-KUR-uhn-see
Syllables
4 — con-CUR-ren-cy
Stress
Stress the second syllable: con-CUR-ren-cy. “cur” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
noun
Difficulty
Legend — spelling and sound part company here
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/kənˈkɝənsi/

British

/kənˈkʌɹənsi/

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Where “concurrency” goes wrong

  • Often heard

    “KON-kur-en-see”

    the stress is on KUR, the second syllable, as in concurrent

Meaning

What “concurrency” means

  1. noun

    agreement of results or opinions

  2. noun

    acting together, as agents or circumstances or events

Say it in a sentence

“The database handles concurrency without locking the whole table.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
kk×2əschwa×2nn×2ɝerssilong e

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Questions

“concurrency”, answered

How do you pronounce “concurrency”?

“concurrency” is pronounced /kənˈkɝənsi/ (kuhn-KUR-uhn-see) in American English and /kənˈkʌɹənsi/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “cur”. Build it as con-CUR-ren-cy, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “concurrency” have?

4: con · cur · ren · cy. The beat lands on the second, “cur”.

Is “concurrency” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /kənˈkɝənsi/ (kuhn-KUR-uhn-see); British English says /kənˈkʌɹənsi/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “concurrency” mean?

As a noun: agreement of results or opinions For example: “The database handles concurrency without locking the whole table.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “concurrency”?

Stress the second syllable: con-CUR-ren-cy. “cur” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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