How to pronounce “devise”
Say “devise” in 2 beats
devise
/dɪˈvaɪz/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /dɪvaɪz/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- dɪdɪ
- vaɪzvaɪzstress
- IPA (American)
- /dɪˈvaɪz/
- IPA (British)
- /dɪvaɪz/
- Also accepted
- /dɪˈvaɪs/
- Respelling
- di-VYZ
- Syllables
- 2 — dɪ-VAꞮZ
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: dɪ-VAꞮZ. “vaɪz” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/dɪˈvaɪz/
/dɪvaɪz/
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What “devise” means
- noun
a will disposing of real property
- noun
(law) a gift of real property by will
- verb
come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
“excogitate a way to measure the speed of light”
Say it in a sentence
“They will devise a simpler way to book the hall.”“devise”, answered
How do you pronounce “devise”?
“devise” is pronounced /dɪˈvaɪz/ (di-VYZ) in American English and /dɪvaɪz/ in British English, and /dɪˈvaɪs/ is also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “vaɪz”. Build it as dɪ-VAꞮZ, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “devise” have?
2: dɪ · vaɪz. The beat lands on the second, “vaɪz”.
Is “devise” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /dɪˈvaɪz/ (di-VYZ); British English says /dɪvaɪz/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “devise” mean?
As a noun: a will disposing of real property For example: “They will devise a simpler way to book the hall.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “devise”?
Stress the second syllable: dɪ-VAꞮZ. “vaɪz” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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