How to pronounce “database”
Say “database” in 3 beats
database
/ˈdeɪtəˌbeɪs/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /deɪtəbeɪs/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- deɪdeɪstress
- tətə
- beɪsbeɪs
- IPA (American)
- /ˈdeɪtəˌbeɪs/
- IPA (British)
- /deɪtəbeɪs/
- Also accepted
- /ˈdætəˌbeɪs/
- Respelling
- DAY-tuh-bays
- Syllables
- 3 — DEꞮ-tə-beɪs
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: DEꞮ-tə-beɪs. “deɪ” 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
/ˈdeɪtəˌbeɪs/
/deɪtəbeɪs/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “database” means
- noun
an organized body of related information
Say it in a sentence
“The database holds every record since 1974.”“database”, answered
How do you pronounce “database”?
“database” is pronounced /ˈdeɪtəˌbeɪs/ (DAY-tuh-bays) in American English and /deɪtəbeɪs/ in British English, and /ˈdætəˌbeɪs/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “deɪ”. Build it as DEꞮ-tə-beɪs, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “database” have?
3: deɪ · tə · beɪs. The beat lands on the first, “deɪ”.
Is “database” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈdeɪtəˌbeɪs/ (DAY-tuh-bays); British English says /deɪtəbeɪs/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “database” mean?
As a noun: an organized body of related information For example: “The database holds every record since 1974.”
Where is the stress in “database”?
Stress the first syllable: DEꞮ-tə-beɪs. “deɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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