How to pronounce “context”
Say “context” in 2 beats
context
/ˈkɑntɛkst/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kɒntɛkst/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- conkɑnstress
- texttɛkst
- IPA (American)
- /ˈkɑntɛkst/
- IPA (British)
- /kɒntɛkst/
- Respelling
- KAHN-tekst
- Syllables
- 2 — CON-text
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: CON-text. “con” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˈkɑntɛkst/
/kɒntɛkst/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “context” means
- noun
discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation
- noun
the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
“the historical context”
Say it in a sentence
“That remark makes sense only in the context of the letter.”“context”, answered
How do you pronounce “context”?
“context” is pronounced /ˈkɑntɛkst/ (KAHN-tekst) in American English and /kɒntɛkst/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “con”. Build it as CON-text, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “context” have?
2: con · text. The beat lands on the first, “con”.
Is “context” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈkɑntɛkst/ (KAHN-tekst); British English says /kɒntɛkst/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “context” mean?
As a noun: discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation For example: “That remark makes sense only in the context of the letter.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “context”?
Stress the first syllable: CON-text. “con” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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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.