How to pronounce “confidentiality”
Say “confidentiality” in 7 beats
confidentiality
/ˌkɑnfəˌdɛnʃiˈæləti/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kɒnfɪdɛnʃɪalɪti/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- kɑnkɑn
- fəfə
- dɛndɛn
- ʃiʃi
- ææstress
- lələ
- titi
- IPA (American)
- /ˌkɑnfəˌdɛnʃiˈæləti/
- IPA (British)
- /kɒnfɪdɛnʃɪalɪti/
- Also accepted
- /ˌkɑnfəˌdɛntʃiˈæləti/
- Respelling
- kahn-fuh-den-shee-A-luh-tee
- Syllables
- 7 — kɑn-fə-dɛn-ʃi-Æ-lə-ti
- Stress
- Stress the fifth syllable: kɑn-fə-dɛn-ʃi-Æ-lə-ti. “æ” 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
/ˌkɑnfəˌdɛnʃiˈæləti/
/kɒnfɪdɛnʃɪalɪti/
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What “confidentiality” means
- noun
the state of being secret
“you must respect the confidentiality of your client's communications”
- noun
discretion in keeping secret information
Say it in a sentence
“Everyone signed a confidentiality agreement before the meeting.”“confidentiality”, answered
How do you pronounce “confidentiality”?
“confidentiality” is pronounced /ˌkɑnfəˌdɛnʃiˈæləti/ (kahn-fuh-den-shee-A-luh-tee) in American English and /kɒnfɪdɛnʃɪalɪti/ in British English, and /ˌkɑnfəˌdɛntʃiˈæləti/ is also accepted — 7 syllables, stressed on “æ”. Build it as kɑn-fə-dɛn-ʃi-Æ-lə-ti, then run the fifth syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “confidentiality” have?
7: kɑn · fə · dɛn · ʃi · æ · lə · ti. The beat lands on the fifth, “æ”.
Is “confidentiality” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌkɑnfəˌdɛnʃiˈæləti/ (kahn-fuh-den-shee-A-luh-tee); British English says /kɒnfɪdɛnʃɪalɪti/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “confidentiality” mean?
As a noun: the state of being secret For example: “you must respect the confidentiality of your client's communications” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “confidentiality”?
Stress the fifth syllable: kɑn-fə-dɛn-ʃi-Æ-lə-ti. “æ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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