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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “decrease”

“decrease” is pronounced /dɪˈkɹis/ (di-KREES) in American English and /diːkɹiːs/ in British English, and /ˈdiˌkɹis/ is also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “kɹis”.
The sound

Say “decrease” in 2 beats

Say it like this

decrease

/dɪˈkɹis/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /diːkɹiːs/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

2 beats
  1. dɪdɪ
  2. kɹiskɹisstress
IPA (American)
/dɪˈkɹis/
IPA (British)
/diːkɹiːs/
Also accepted
/ˈdiˌkɹis/
Respelling
di-KREES
Syllables
2 — dɪ-KɹIS
Stress
Stress the second syllable: dɪ-KɹIS. “kɹis” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
noun, verb
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/dɪˈkɹis/

British

/diːkɹiːs/

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Meaning

What “decrease” means

  1. noun

    a change downward

    “there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided”

  2. noun

    a process of becoming smaller or shorter

  3. noun

    the amount by which something decreases

Say it in a sentence

“We have seen a steady decrease in paper use since January.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
ddɪshort ikkɹrilong ess

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Questions

“decrease”, answered

How do you pronounce “decrease”?

“decrease” is pronounced /dɪˈkɹis/ (di-KREES) in American English and /diːkɹiːs/ in British English, and /ˈdiˌkɹis/ is also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “kɹis”. Build it as dɪ-KɹIS, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “decrease” have?

2: dɪ · kɹis. The beat lands on the second, “kɹis”.

Is “decrease” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /dɪˈkɹis/ (di-KREES); British English says /diːkɹiːs/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “decrease” mean?

As a noun: a change downward For example: “there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “decrease”?

Stress the second syllable: dɪ-KɹIS. “kɹis” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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