How to pronounce “correspond”
Say “correspond” in 3 beats
correspond
/ˌkɔɹəˈspɑnd/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kɒɹɪspɒnd/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- corkɔ
- resɹə
- pondspɑndstress
- IPA (American)
- /ˌkɔɹəˈspɑnd/
- IPA (British)
- /kɒɹɪspɒnd/
- Respelling
- kaw-ruh-SPAHND
- Syllables
- 3 — cor-res-POND
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: cor-res-POND. “pond” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˌkɔɹəˈspɑnd/
/kɒɹɪspɒnd/
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What “correspond” means
- verb
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
“The two stories don't agree in many details”
- verb
be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics
- verb
exchange messages
“My Russian pen pal and I have been corresponding for several years”
Say it in a sentence
“The dates on the receipt do not correspond with his story.”“correspond”, answered
How do you pronounce “correspond”?
“correspond” is pronounced /ˌkɔɹəˈspɑnd/ (kaw-ruh-SPAHND) in American English and /kɒɹɪspɒnd/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “pond”. Build it as cor-res-POND, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “correspond” have?
3: cor · res · pond. The beat lands on the third, “pond”.
Is “correspond” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌkɔɹəˈspɑnd/ (kaw-ruh-SPAHND); British English says /kɒɹɪspɒnd/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “correspond” mean?
As a verb: be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics For example: “The two stories don't agree in many details” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “correspond”?
Stress the third syllable: cor-res-POND. “pond” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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