How to pronounce “contemporaneous”
Say “contemporaneous” in 6 beats
contemporaneous
/kənˌtɛmpɚˈeɪniəs/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kəntɛmpɔːɹeɪniəs/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- kənkən
- tɛmtɛm
- pɚpɚ
- eɪeɪstress
- nini
- əsəs
- IPA (American)
- /kənˌtɛmpɚˈeɪniəs/
- IPA (British)
- /kəntɛmpɔːɹeɪniəs/
- Respelling
- kuhn-tem-puh-AY-nee-uhs
- Syllables
- 6 — kən-tɛm-pɚ-EꞮ-ni-əs
- Stress
- Stress the fourth syllable: kən-tɛm-pɚ-EꞮ-ni-əs. “eɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/kənˌtɛmpɚˈeɪniəs/
/kəntɛmpɔːɹeɪniəs/
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What “contemporaneous” means
- adjective
occurring in the same period of time
“a rise in interest rates is often contemporaneous with an increase in inflation”
- adjective
of the same period
Say it in a sentence
“Two contemporaneous accounts describe the same storm.”“contemporaneous”, answered
How do you pronounce “contemporaneous”?
“contemporaneous” is pronounced /kənˌtɛmpɚˈeɪniəs/ (kuhn-tem-puh-AY-nee-uhs) in American English and /kəntɛmpɔːɹeɪniəs/ in British English — 6 syllables, stressed on “eɪ”. Build it as kən-tɛm-pɚ-EꞮ-ni-əs, then run the fourth syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “contemporaneous” have?
6: kən · tɛm · pɚ · eɪ · ni · əs. The beat lands on the fourth, “eɪ”.
Is “contemporaneous” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /kənˌtɛmpɚˈeɪniəs/ (kuhn-tem-puh-AY-nee-uhs); British English says /kəntɛmpɔːɹeɪniəs/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “contemporaneous” mean?
As an adjective: occurring in the same period of time For example: “a rise in interest rates is often contemporaneous with an increase in inflation” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “contemporaneous”?
Stress the fourth syllable: kən-tɛm-pɚ-EꞮ-ni-əs. “eɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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