How to pronounce “diphthong”
Say “diphthong” in 2 beats
diphthong
/ˈdɪfˌθɔŋ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /dɪfθɒŋ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- diphdɪfstress
- thongθɔŋ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈdɪfˌθɔŋ/
- IPA (British)
- /dɪfθɒŋ/
- Respelling
- DIF-thawng
- Syllables
- 2 — DIPH-thong
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: DIPH-thong. “diph” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ˈdɪfˌθɔŋ/
/dɪfθɒŋ/
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What “diphthong” means
- noun
a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another
Say it in a sentence
“A diphthong glides from one vowel sound into another.”“diphthong”, answered
How do you pronounce “diphthong”?
“diphthong” is pronounced /ˈdɪfˌθɔŋ/ (DIF-thawng) in American English and /dɪfθɒŋ/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “diph”. Build it as DIPH-thong, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “diphthong” have?
2: diph · thong. The beat lands on the first, “diph”.
Is “diphthong” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈdɪfˌθɔŋ/ (DIF-thawng); British English says /dɪfθɒŋ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “diphthong” mean?
As a noun: a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another For example: “A diphthong glides from one vowel sound into another.”
Where is the stress in “diphthong”?
Stress the first syllable: DIPH-thong. “diph” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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