How to pronounce “diagram”
Say “diagram” in 3 beats
diagram
/ˈdaɪəˌɡɹæm/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /daɪəɡɹam/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- daɪdaɪstress
- əə
- ɡɹæmɡɹæm
- IPA (American)
- /ˈdaɪəˌɡɹæm/
- IPA (British)
- /daɪəɡɹam/
- Respelling
- DY-uh-gram
- Syllables
- 3 — DAꞮ-ə-ɡɹæm
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: DAꞮ-ə-ɡɹæm. “daɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall 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
/ˈdaɪəˌɡɹæm/
/daɪəɡɹam/
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What “diagram” means
- noun
a drawing intended to explain how something works; a drawing showing the relation between the parts
- verb
make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed
Say it in a sentence
“The diagram explains the process better than the text does.”“diagram”, answered
How do you pronounce “diagram”?
“diagram” is pronounced /ˈdaɪəˌɡɹæm/ (DY-uh-gram) in American English and /daɪəɡɹam/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “daɪ”. Build it as DAꞮ-ə-ɡɹæm, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “diagram” have?
3: daɪ · ə · ɡɹæm. The beat lands on the first, “daɪ”.
Is “diagram” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈdaɪəˌɡɹæm/ (DY-uh-gram); British English says /daɪəɡɹam/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “diagram” mean?
As a noun: a drawing intended to explain how something works; a drawing showing the relation between the parts For example: “The diagram explains the process better than the text does.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “diagram”?
Stress the first syllable: DAꞮ-ə-ɡɹæm. “daɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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