How to pronounce “conundrum”
Say “conundrum” in 3 beats
conundrum
/kəˈnʌndɹəm/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kənʌndɹəm/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- conkə
- undnʌnstress
- rumdɹəm
- IPA (American)
- /kəˈnʌndɹəm/
- IPA (British)
- /kənʌndɹəm/
- Respelling
- kuh-NUN-druhm
- Syllables
- 3 — con-UND-rum
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: con-UND-rum. “und” 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
/kəˈnʌndɹəm/
/kənʌndɹəm/
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What “conundrum” means
- noun
a difficult problem
Say it in a sentence
“Feeding twelve people from one small oven is a real conundrum.”“conundrum”, answered
How do you pronounce “conundrum”?
“conundrum” is pronounced /kəˈnʌndɹəm/ (kuh-NUN-druhm) in American English and /kənʌndɹəm/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “und”. Build it as con-UND-rum, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “conundrum” have?
3: con · und · rum. The beat lands on the second, “und”.
Is “conundrum” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /kəˈnʌndɹəm/ (kuh-NUN-druhm); British English says /kənʌndɹəm/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “conundrum” mean?
As a noun: a difficult problem For example: “Feeding twelve people from one small oven is a real conundrum.”
Where is the stress in “conundrum”?
Stress the second syllable: con-UND-rum. “und” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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