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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “digital”

“digital” is pronounced /ˈdɪdʒətəl/ (DI-juh-tuhl) in American English and /dɪdʒɪtəl/ in British English, and /ˈdɪdʒɪtəl/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “dig”.
The sound

Say “digital” in 3 beats

Say it like this

digital

/ˈdɪdʒətəl/

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

3 beats
  1. digdɪstress
  2. itdʒə
  3. altəl
IPA (American)
/ˈdɪdʒətəl/
IPA (British)
/dɪdʒɪtəl/
Also accepted
/ˈdɪdʒɪtəl/
Respelling
DI-juh-tuhl
Syllables
3 — DIG-it-al
Stress
Stress the first syllable: DIG-it-al. “dig” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
adjective
Difficulty
Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈdɪdʒətəl/

British

/dɪdʒɪtəl/

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Meaning

What “digital” means

  1. adjective

    displaying numbers rather than scale positions

    “digital clock”

  2. adjective

    relating to or performed with the fingers

    “digital examination”

  3. adjective

    of a circuit or device that represents magnitudes in digits

    “digital computer”

Say it in a sentence

“Every record has been moved to a digital archive.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
ddɪshort idʒjəschwa×2ttll

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Questions

“digital”, answered

How do you pronounce “digital”?

“digital” is pronounced /ˈdɪdʒətəl/ (DI-juh-tuhl) in American English and /dɪdʒɪtəl/ in British English, and /ˈdɪdʒɪtəl/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “dig”. Build it as DIG-it-al, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “digital” have?

3: dig · it · al. The beat lands on the first, “dig”.

Is “digital” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈdɪdʒətəl/ (DI-juh-tuhl); British English says /dɪdʒɪtəl/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “digital” mean?

As an adjective: displaying numbers rather than scale positions For example: “digital clock” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “digital”?

Stress the first syllable: DIG-it-al. “dig” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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