How to pronounce “despicable”
Say “despicable” in 4 beats
despicable
/dɪˈspɪkəbəl/
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- desdɪ
- picspɪstress
- abkə
- lebəl
- IPA (American)
- /dɪˈspɪkəbəl/
- IPA (British)
- /dɪˈspɪkəbəl/
- Also accepted
- /ˈdɛspɪkəbəl/
- Respelling
- dih-SPIK-uh-buhl
- Syllables
- 4 — des-PIC-ab-le
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: des-PIC-ab-le. “pic” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Where “despicable” goes wrong
- Often heard
“DESS-pik-uh-buhl”/ˈdɛspɪkəbəl/
the older first-syllable stress is still heard, but dictionaries now give dih-SPIK-uh-buhl first
What “despicable” means
- adjective
morally reprehensible
“would do something as despicable as murder”
Say it in a sentence
“Everyone agreed the trick he played was despicable.”“despicable”, answered
How do you pronounce “despicable”?
“despicable” is pronounced /dɪˈspɪkəbəl/ (dih-SPIK-uh-buhl), and /ˈdɛspɪkəbəl/ is also accepted — 4 syllables, stressed on “pic”. Build it as des-PIC-ab-le, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “despicable” have?
4: des · pic · ab · le. The beat lands on the second, “pic”.
Is “despicable” /dɪˈspɪkəbəl/ or /ˈdɛspɪkəbəl/?
Both. /dɪˈspɪkəbəl/ is the form dictionaries list first (dih-SPIK-uh-buhl).
What does “despicable” mean?
As an adjective: morally reprehensible For example: “would do something as despicable as murder”
Where is the stress in “despicable”?
Stress the second syllable: des-PIC-ab-le. “pic” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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