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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “detached”

“detached” is pronounced /dɪˈtætʃt/ (di-TACHT) in American English and /dɪtatʃt/ in British English, and /diˈtætʃt/ is also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “tætʃt”.
The sound

Say “detached” in 2 beats

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detached

/dɪˈtætʃt/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /dɪtatʃt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

2 beats
  1. dɪdɪ
  2. tætʃttætʃtstress
IPA (American)
/dɪˈtætʃt/
IPA (British)
/dɪtatʃt/
Also accepted
/diˈtætʃt/
Respelling
di-TACHT
Syllables
2 — dɪ-TÆTƩT
Stress
Stress the second syllable: dɪ-TÆTƩT. “tætʃt” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
verb, adjective
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/dɪˈtætʃt/

British

/dɪtatʃt/

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Meaning

What “detached” means

  1. verb

    cause to become detached or separated; take off

    “detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it”

  2. verb

    separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment

    “detach a regiment”

  3. verb

    come to be detached

    “His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery”

Say it in a sentence

“They bought a small detached house with a long garden.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

5 sounds, in the order you say them
ddɪshort itt×2æshort atʃch

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Questions

“detached”, answered

How do you pronounce “detached”?

“detached” is pronounced /dɪˈtætʃt/ (di-TACHT) in American English and /dɪtatʃt/ in British English, and /diˈtætʃt/ is also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “tætʃt”. Build it as dɪ-TÆTƩT, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “detached” have?

2: dɪ · tætʃt. The beat lands on the second, “tætʃt”.

Is “detached” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /dɪˈtætʃt/ (di-TACHT); British English says /dɪtatʃt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “detached” mean?

As a verb: cause to become detached or separated; take off For example: “detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “detached”?

Stress the second syllable: dɪ-TÆTƩT. “tætʃt” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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