How to pronounce “dependency”
Say “dependency” in 4 beats
dependency
/dɪˈpɛndənsi/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /dɪpɛndənsi/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- depdɪ
- enpɛnstress
- dendən
- cysi
- IPA (American)
- /dɪˈpɛndənsi/
- IPA (British)
- /dɪpɛndənsi/
- Respelling
- di-PEN-duhn-see
- Syllables
- 4 — dep-EN-den-cy
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: dep-EN-den-cy. “en” 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
/dɪˈpɛndənsi/
/dɪpɛndənsi/
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What “dependency” means
- noun
the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else
- noun
being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
- noun
a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country
Say it in a sentence
“One missing dependency stopped the entire build.”“dependency”, answered
How do you pronounce “dependency”?
“dependency” is pronounced /dɪˈpɛndənsi/ (di-PEN-duhn-see) in American English and /dɪpɛndənsi/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “en”. Build it as dep-EN-den-cy, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “dependency” have?
4: dep · en · den · cy. The beat lands on the second, “en”.
Is “dependency” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /dɪˈpɛndənsi/ (di-PEN-duhn-see); British English says /dɪpɛndənsi/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “dependency” mean?
As a noun: the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else For example: “One missing dependency stopped the entire build.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “dependency”?
Stress the second syllable: dep-EN-den-cy. “en” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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