How to pronounce “deny”
Say “deny” in 2 beats
deny
/dɪˈnaɪ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /dɪnaɪ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- dendɪ
- ynaɪstress
- IPA (American)
- /dɪˈnaɪ/
- IPA (British)
- /dɪnaɪ/
- Respelling
- di-NY
- Syllables
- 2 — den-Y
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: den-Y. “y” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/dɪˈnaɪ/
/dɪnaɪ/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “deny” means
- verb
declare untrue; contradict
“He denied the allegations”
- verb
refuse to accept or believe
“He denied his fatal illness”
- verb
refuse to grant, as of a petition or request
“The dean denied the students' request for more physics courses”
Say it in a sentence
“He continued to deny that he had taken the keys.”“deny”, answered
How do you pronounce “deny”?
“deny” is pronounced /dɪˈnaɪ/ (di-NY) in American English and /dɪnaɪ/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “y”. Build it as den-Y, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “deny” have?
2: den · y. The beat lands on the second, “y”.
Is “deny” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /dɪˈnaɪ/ (di-NY); British English says /dɪnaɪ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “deny” mean?
As a verb: declare untrue; contradict For example: “He denied the allegations” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “deny”?
Stress the second syllable: den-Y. “y” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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