How to pronounce “conversely”
Say “conversely” in 3 beats
conversely
/ˈkɑnvɚsli/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kənvɜːsli/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- kɑnkɑnstress
- vɚvɚ
- slisli
- IPA (American)
- /ˈkɑnvɚsli/
- IPA (British)
- /kənvɜːsli/
- Respelling
- KAHN-vuh-slee
- Syllables
- 3 — KⱭN-vɚ-sli
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: KⱭN-vɚ-sli. “kɑn” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adverb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈkɑnvɚsli/
/kənvɜːsli/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “conversely” means
- adverb
with the terms of the relation reversed
“conversely, not all women are mothers”
Say it in a sentence
“Some plants love this soil; conversely, others simply rot.”“conversely”, answered
How do you pronounce “conversely”?
“conversely” is pronounced /ˈkɑnvɚsli/ (KAHN-vuh-slee) in American English and /kənvɜːsli/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “kɑn”. Build it as KⱭN-vɚ-sli, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “conversely” have?
3: kɑn · vɚ · sli. The beat lands on the first, “kɑn”.
Is “conversely” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈkɑnvɚsli/ (KAHN-vuh-slee); British English says /kənvɜːsli/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “conversely” mean?
As an adverb: with the terms of the relation reversed For example: “conversely, not all women are mothers”
Where is the stress in “conversely”?
Stress the first syllable: KⱭN-vɚ-sli. “kɑn” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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