How to pronounce “demographic”
Say “demographic” in 4 beats
demographic
/ˌdɛməˈɡɹæfɪk/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /dɛməɡɹafɪk/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- demdɛ
- ogmə
- rapɡɹæstress
- hicfɪk
- IPA (American)
- /ˌdɛməˈɡɹæfɪk/
- IPA (British)
- /dɛməɡɹafɪk/
- Respelling
- de-muh-GRA-fik
- Syllables
- 4 — dem-og-RAP-hic
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: dem-og-RAP-hic. “rap” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˌdɛməˈɡɹæfɪk/
/dɛməɡɹafɪk/
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What “demographic” means
- noun
a statistic characterizing human populations (or segments of human populations broken down by age or sex or income etc.)
- adjective
of or relating to demography
“demographic surveys”
Say it in a sentence
“The demographic of the village has changed since the mill closed.”“demographic”, answered
How do you pronounce “demographic”?
“demographic” is pronounced /ˌdɛməˈɡɹæfɪk/ (de-muh-GRA-fik) in American English and /dɛməɡɹafɪk/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “rap”. Build it as dem-og-RAP-hic, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “demographic” have?
4: dem · og · rap · hic. The beat lands on the third, “rap”.
Is “demographic” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌdɛməˈɡɹæfɪk/ (de-muh-GRA-fik); British English says /dɛməɡɹafɪk/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “demographic” mean?
As a noun: a statistic characterizing human populations (or segments of human populations broken down by age or sex or income etc.) For example: “The demographic of the village has changed since the mill closed.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “demographic”?
Stress the third syllable: dem-og-RAP-hic. “rap” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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