How to pronounce “copious”
Say “copious” in 3 beats
copious
/ˈkoʊpiəs/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kəʊpiəs/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- koʊkoʊstress
- pipi
- əsəs
- IPA (American)
- /ˈkoʊpiəs/
- IPA (British)
- /kəʊpiəs/
- Respelling
- KOH-pee-uhs
- Syllables
- 3 — KOƱ-pi-əs
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: KOƱ-pi-əs. “koʊ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈkoʊpiəs/
/kəʊpiəs/
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What “copious” means
- adjective
large in number or quantity (especially of discourse)
“she took copious notes”
- adjective
affording an abundant supply
“had ample food for the party”
Say it in a sentence
“She took copious notes throughout the entire three-hour lecture.”“copious”, answered
How do you pronounce “copious”?
“copious” is pronounced /ˈkoʊpiəs/ (KOH-pee-uhs) in American English and /kəʊpiəs/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “koʊ”. Build it as KOƱ-pi-əs, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “copious” have?
3: koʊ · pi · əs. The beat lands on the first, “koʊ”.
Is “copious” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈkoʊpiəs/ (KOH-pee-uhs); British English says /kəʊpiəs/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “copious” mean?
As an adjective: large in number or quantity (especially of discourse) For example: “she took copious notes” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “copious”?
Stress the first syllable: KOƱ-pi-əs. “koʊ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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