How to pronounce “deadline”
Say “deadline” in 2 beats
deadline
/ˈdɛdˌlaɪn/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /dɛdlaɪn/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- dɛddɛdstress
- laɪnlaɪn
- IPA (American)
- /ˈdɛdˌlaɪn/
- IPA (British)
- /dɛdlaɪn/
- Respelling
- DED-lyn
- Syllables
- 2 — DƐD-laɪn
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: DƐD-laɪn. “dɛd” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls 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
/ˈdɛdˌlaɪn/
/dɛdlaɪn/
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What “deadline” means
- noun
the point in time at which something must be completed
Say it in a sentence
“The deadline moved forward by a week without any warning.”“deadline”, answered
How do you pronounce “deadline”?
“deadline” is pronounced /ˈdɛdˌlaɪn/ (DED-lyn) in American English and /dɛdlaɪn/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “dɛd”. Build it as DƐD-laɪn, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “deadline” have?
2: dɛd · laɪn. The beat lands on the first, “dɛd”.
Is “deadline” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈdɛdˌlaɪn/ (DED-lyn); British English says /dɛdlaɪn/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “deadline” mean?
As a noun: the point in time at which something must be completed For example: “The deadline moved forward by a week without any warning.”
Where is the stress in “deadline”?
Stress the first syllable: DƐD-laɪn. “dɛd” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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