How to pronounce “disciplined”
Say “disciplined” in 3 beats
disciplined
/ˈdɪsəplənd/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /dɪsɪplɪnd/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- dɪdɪstress
- səsə
- pləndplənd
- IPA (American)
- /ˈdɪsəplənd/
- IPA (British)
- /dɪsɪplɪnd/
- Respelling
- DI-suh-pluhnd
- Syllables
- 3 — DꞮ-sə-plənd
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: DꞮ-sə-plənd. “dɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb, adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈdɪsəplənd/
/dɪsɪplɪnd/
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What “disciplined” means
- verb
develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
“Parents must discipline their children”
- verb
punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
“The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently”
- adjective
obeying the rules
Say it in a sentence
“A disciplined half-hour beats three distracted ones.”“disciplined”, answered
How do you pronounce “disciplined”?
“disciplined” is pronounced /ˈdɪsəplənd/ (DI-suh-pluhnd) in American English and /dɪsɪplɪnd/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “dɪ”. Build it as DꞮ-sə-plənd, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “disciplined” have?
3: dɪ · sə · plənd. The beat lands on the first, “dɪ”.
Is “disciplined” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈdɪsəplənd/ (DI-suh-pluhnd); British English says /dɪsɪplɪnd/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “disciplined” mean?
As a verb: develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control For example: “Parents must discipline their children” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “disciplined”?
Stress the first syllable: DꞮ-sə-plənd. “dɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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