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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “conspicuous”

“conspicuous” is pronounced /kənˈspɪkjuəs/ (kuhn-SPI-kyoo-uhs) in American English and /kənspɪkjuːəs/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “spɪ”.
The sound

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conspicuous

/kənˈspɪkjuəs/

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

4 beats
  1. kənkən
  2. spɪspɪstress
  3. kjukju
  4. əsəs
IPA (American)
/kənˈspɪkjuəs/
IPA (British)
/kənspɪkjuːəs/
Respelling
kuhn-SPI-kyoo-uhs
Syllables
4 — kən-SPꞮ-kju-əs
Stress
Stress the second syllable: kən-SPꞮ-kju-əs. “spɪ” 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
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/kənˈspɪkjuəs/

British

/kənspɪkjuːəs/

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Meaning

What “conspicuous” means

  1. adjective

    obvious to the eye or mind

    “a tower conspicuous at a great distance”

  2. adjective

    without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious

    “blatant disregard of the law”

Say it in a sentence

“His bright yellow coat was conspicuous in the grey crowd.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

8 sounds, in the order you say them
kk×2əschwa×2nnss×2ppɪshort ijyulong oo

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Questions

“conspicuous”, answered

How do you pronounce “conspicuous”?

“conspicuous” is pronounced /kənˈspɪkjuəs/ (kuhn-SPI-kyoo-uhs) in American English and /kənspɪkjuːəs/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “spɪ”. Build it as kən-SPꞮ-kju-əs, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “conspicuous” have?

4: kən · spɪ · kju · əs. The beat lands on the second, “spɪ”.

Is “conspicuous” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /kənˈspɪkjuəs/ (kuhn-SPI-kyoo-uhs); British English says /kənspɪkjuːəs/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “conspicuous” mean?

As an adjective: obvious to the eye or mind For example: “a tower conspicuous at a great distance” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “conspicuous”?

Stress the second syllable: kən-SPꞮ-kju-əs. “spɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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