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How to pronounce “deliverable”

“deliverable” is pronounced /dɪˈlɪvɚəbəl/ (di-LI-vuh-uh-buhl) in American English and /dɪlɪvəɹəbəl/ in British English, and /dɪˈlɪvɹəbəl/ is also accepted — 5 syllables, stressed on “iv”.
The sound

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deliverable

/dɪˈlɪvɚəbəl/

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

5 beats
  1. deldɪ
  2. ivlɪstress
  3. ervɚ
  4. abə
  5. lebəl
IPA (American)
/dɪˈlɪvɚəbəl/
IPA (British)
/dɪlɪvəɹəbəl/
Also accepted
/dɪˈlɪvɹəbəl/
Respelling
di-LI-vuh-uh-buhl
Syllables
5 — del-IV-er-ab-le
Stress
Stress the second syllable: del-IV-er-ab-le. “iv” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
noun, adjective
Difficulty
Legend — spelling and sound part company here
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/dɪˈlɪvɚəbəl/

British

/dɪlɪvəɹəbəl/

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Meaning

What “deliverable” means

  1. noun

    something that can be provided as the product of development

    “under this contract the deliverables include both software and hardware”

  2. adjective

    suitable for or ready for delivery

Say it in a sentence

“The first deliverable is a short written plan.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
ddɪshort i×2ll×2vvɚschwa×3bb

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Questions

“deliverable”, answered

How do you pronounce “deliverable”?

“deliverable” is pronounced /dɪˈlɪvɚəbəl/ (di-LI-vuh-uh-buhl) in American English and /dɪlɪvəɹəbəl/ in British English, and /dɪˈlɪvɹəbəl/ is also accepted — 5 syllables, stressed on “iv”. Build it as del-IV-er-ab-le, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “deliverable” have?

5: del · iv · er · ab · le. The beat lands on the second, “iv”.

Is “deliverable” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /dɪˈlɪvɚəbəl/ (di-LI-vuh-uh-buhl); British English says /dɪlɪvəɹəbəl/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “deliverable” mean?

As a noun: something that can be provided as the product of development For example: “under this contract the deliverables include both software and hardware” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “deliverable”?

Stress the second syllable: del-IV-er-ab-le. “iv” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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