How to pronounce “disadvantage”
Say “disadvantage” in 4 beats
disadvantage
/ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪdʒ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /dɪsɐdvantɪdʒ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- dɪdɪ
- sədsəd
- vænvænstress
- tɪdʒtɪdʒ
- IPA (American)
- /ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪdʒ/
- IPA (British)
- /dɪsɐdvantɪdʒ/
- Also accepted
- /ˌdɪsədˈvænɪdʒ/
- Respelling
- di-suhd-VAN-tij
- Syllables
- 4 — dɪ-səd-VÆN-tɪdʒ
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: dɪ-səd-VÆN-tɪdʒ. “væn” 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
/ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪdʒ/
/dɪsɐdvantɪdʒ/
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What “disadvantage” means
- noun
the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position
- verb
put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm
“This rule clearly disadvantages me”
Say it in a sentence
“The main disadvantage of the flat is the lack of storage.”“disadvantage”, answered
How do you pronounce “disadvantage”?
“disadvantage” is pronounced /ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪdʒ/ (di-suhd-VAN-tij) in American English and /dɪsɐdvantɪdʒ/ in British English, and /ˌdɪsədˈvænɪdʒ/ is also accepted — 4 syllables, stressed on “væn”. Build it as dɪ-səd-VÆN-tɪdʒ, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “disadvantage” have?
4: dɪ · səd · væn · tɪdʒ. The beat lands on the third, “væn”.
Is “disadvantage” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪdʒ/ (di-suhd-VAN-tij); British English says /dɪsɐdvantɪdʒ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “disadvantage” mean?
As a noun: the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position For example: “The main disadvantage of the flat is the lack of storage.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “disadvantage”?
Stress the third syllable: dɪ-səd-VÆN-tɪdʒ. “væn” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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