How to pronounce “departure”
Say “departure” in 3 beats
departure
/dɪˈpɑɹtʃɚ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /dɪpɑːtʃə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- dɪdɪ
- pɑɹpɑɹstress
- tʃɚtʃɚ
- IPA (American)
- /dɪˈpɑɹtʃɚ/
- IPA (British)
- /dɪpɑːtʃə/
- Respelling
- di-PAHR-chuh
- Syllables
- 3 — dɪ-PⱭɹ-tʃɚ
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: dɪ-PⱭɹ-tʃɚ. “pɑɹ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall 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
/dɪˈpɑɹtʃɚ/
/dɪpɑːtʃə/
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What “departure” means
- noun
the act of departing
- noun
a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
“the deviation from the mean”
- noun
euphemistic expressions for death
“thousands mourned his passing”
Say it in a sentence
“Our departure was delayed by fog for nearly four hours.”“departure”, answered
How do you pronounce “departure”?
“departure” is pronounced /dɪˈpɑɹtʃɚ/ (di-PAHR-chuh) in American English and /dɪpɑːtʃə/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “pɑɹ”. Build it as dɪ-PⱭɹ-tʃɚ, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “departure” have?
3: dɪ · pɑɹ · tʃɚ. The beat lands on the second, “pɑɹ”.
Is “departure” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /dɪˈpɑɹtʃɚ/ (di-PAHR-chuh); British English says /dɪpɑːtʃə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “departure” mean?
As a noun: the act of departing For example: “Our departure was delayed by fog for nearly four hours.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “departure”?
Stress the second syllable: dɪ-PⱭɹ-tʃɚ. “pɑɹ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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