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How to pronounce “contingency”

“contingency” is pronounced /kənˈtɪndʒənsi/ (kuhn-TIN-juhn-see) in American English and /kəntɪndʒənsi/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “tin”.
The sound

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contingency

/kənˈtɪndʒənsi/

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

4 beats
  1. conkən
  2. tintɪnstress
  3. gendʒən
  4. cysi
IPA (American)
/kənˈtɪndʒənsi/
IPA (British)
/kəntɪndʒənsi/
Respelling
kuhn-TIN-juhn-see
Syllables
4 — con-TIN-gen-cy
Stress
Stress the second syllable: con-TIN-gen-cy. “tin” 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
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/kənˈtɪndʒənsi/

British

/kəntɪndʒənsi/

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Meaning

What “contingency” means

  1. noun

    a possible event or occurrence or result

  2. noun

    the state of being contingent on something

Say it in a sentence

“We kept some money aside for a contingency like this.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

8 sounds, in the order you say them
kkəschwa×2nn×3ttɪshort idʒjssilong e

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Questions

“contingency”, answered

How do you pronounce “contingency”?

“contingency” is pronounced /kənˈtɪndʒənsi/ (kuhn-TIN-juhn-see) in American English and /kəntɪndʒənsi/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “tin”. Build it as con-TIN-gen-cy, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “contingency” have?

4: con · tin · gen · cy. The beat lands on the second, “tin”.

Is “contingency” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /kənˈtɪndʒənsi/ (kuhn-TIN-juhn-see); British English says /kəntɪndʒənsi/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “contingency” mean?

As a noun: a possible event or occurrence or result For example: “We kept some money aside for a contingency like this.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “contingency”?

Stress the second syllable: con-TIN-gen-cy. “tin” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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