How to pronounce “disclosure”
Say “disclosure” in 3 beats
disclosure
/dɪˈskloʊʒɚ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /dɪskləʊʒə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- dɪdɪ
- skloʊskloʊstress
- ʒɚʒɚ
- IPA (American)
- /dɪˈskloʊʒɚ/
- IPA (British)
- /dɪskləʊʒə/
- Respelling
- di-SKLOH-zhuh
- Syllables
- 3 — dɪ-SKLOƱ-ʒɚ
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: dɪ-SKLOƱ-ʒɚ. “skloʊ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/dɪˈskloʊʒɚ/
/dɪskləʊʒə/
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What “disclosure” means
- noun
the speech act of making something evident
Say it in a sentence
“Full disclosure of the costs was required by the contract.”“disclosure”, answered
How do you pronounce “disclosure”?
“disclosure” is pronounced /dɪˈskloʊʒɚ/ (di-SKLOH-zhuh) in American English and /dɪskləʊʒə/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “skloʊ”. Build it as dɪ-SKLOƱ-ʒɚ, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “disclosure” have?
3: dɪ · skloʊ · ʒɚ. The beat lands on the second, “skloʊ”.
Is “disclosure” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /dɪˈskloʊʒɚ/ (di-SKLOH-zhuh); British English says /dɪskləʊʒə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “disclosure” mean?
As a noun: the speech act of making something evident For example: “Full disclosure of the costs was required by the contract.”
Where is the stress in “disclosure”?
Stress the second syllable: dɪ-SKLOƱ-ʒɚ. “skloʊ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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