How to pronounce “concurrent”
Say “concurrent” in 3 beats
concurrent
/kənˈkɝənt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kəŋkʌɹənt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- conkən
- curkɝstress
- rentənt
- IPA (American)
- /kənˈkɝənt/
- IPA (British)
- /kəŋkʌɹənt/
- Respelling
- kuhn-KUR-uhnt
- Syllables
- 3 — con-CUR-rent
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: con-CUR-rent. “cur” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/kənˈkɝənt/
/kəŋkʌɹənt/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “concurrent” means
- adjective
occurring or operating at the same time
“a series of coincident events”
Say it in a sentence
“Two concurrent roadworks turned the school run into chaos.”“concurrent”, answered
How do you pronounce “concurrent”?
“concurrent” is pronounced /kənˈkɝənt/ (kuhn-KUR-uhnt) in American English and /kəŋkʌɹənt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “cur”. Build it as con-CUR-rent, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “concurrent” have?
3: con · cur · rent. The beat lands on the second, “cur”.
Is “concurrent” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /kənˈkɝənt/ (kuhn-KUR-uhnt); British English says /kəŋkʌɹənt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “concurrent” mean?
As an adjective: occurring or operating at the same time For example: “a series of coincident events”
Where is the stress in “concurrent”?
Stress the second syllable: con-CUR-rent. “cur” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Now say “concurrent” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.