How to pronounce “diatribe”
Say “diatribe” in 3 beats
diatribe
/ˈdaɪəˌtɹaɪb/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /daɪətɹaɪb/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- diatdaɪstress
- ribə
- etɹaɪb
- IPA (American)
- /ˈdaɪəˌtɹaɪb/
- IPA (British)
- /daɪətɹaɪb/
- Respelling
- DY-uh-tryb
- Syllables
- 3 — DIAT-rib-e
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: DIAT-rib-e. “diat” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ˈdaɪəˌtɹaɪb/
/daɪətɹaɪb/
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What “diatribe” means
- noun
thunderous verbal attack
Say it in a sentence
“His letter turned into a diatribe about wheelie bins.”“diatribe”, answered
How do you pronounce “diatribe”?
“diatribe” is pronounced /ˈdaɪəˌtɹaɪb/ (DY-uh-tryb) in American English and /daɪətɹaɪb/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “diat”. Build it as DIAT-rib-e, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “diatribe” have?
3: diat · rib · e. The beat lands on the first, “diat”.
Is “diatribe” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈdaɪəˌtɹaɪb/ (DY-uh-tryb); British English says /daɪətɹaɪb/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “diatribe” mean?
As a noun: thunderous verbal attack For example: “His letter turned into a diatribe about wheelie bins.”
Where is the stress in “diatribe”?
Stress the first syllable: DIAT-rib-e. “diat” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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