How to pronounce “discount”
“discount” is said two ways
/ˈdɪskaʊnt/
DIS-kownt
Money off. Beat on DIS.
/dɪˈskaʊnt/
dis-KOWNT
To reduce a price, or to dismiss an idea. Beat on KOWNT.
Listen for the beat, not the letters
One syllable gets longer, louder and a step higher, and the other one collapses towards a schwa. Say the whole sentence rather than the word on its own and let the grammar pull the beat where it belongs.Both forms live in one sentence here: “Do not discount the offer just because the discount looks small.”Each button plays a short phrase rather than the bare word: the model voice takes its stress from the words around it, so asking it for “discount” on its own would play one reading twice instead of the noun and the verb. Read the transcription as you listen.
Say “discount” in 2 beats
discount
/ˈdɪskaʊnt/
Everything in this card describes the noun form. As a verb it is /dɪˈskaʊnt/.
The voice you hear here is American; a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- disdɪ
- countskaʊntstress
- IPA (American)
- /ˈdɪskaʊnt/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈdɪskaʊnt/
- Respelling
- DIS-kownt (noun) · dis-KOWNT (verb)
- Syllables
- 2 — dis-COUNT
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: dis-COUNT. “count” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Where “discount” goes wrong
- Often heard
“DIS-kownt that theory”
dismissing something is dis-KOWNT; DIS-kownt is money off
What “discount” means
- noun
the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
- noun
interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan
- noun
a refund of some fraction of the amount paid
Say it in a sentence
“Do not discount the offer just because the discount looks small.”“discount”, answered
How do you pronounce “discount”?
“discount” has two pronunciations: /ˈdɪskaʊnt/ as a noun and /dɪˈskaʊnt/ as a verb — the part of speech decides which. The spelling never changes; the beat does, and the vowels reshape around wherever it lands. The transcription and syllable breakdown below describe the noun form. Build it as dis-COUNT, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “discount” have?
2: dis · count. The beat lands on the second, “count”.
Which pronunciation of “discount” is correct?
Both are. /ˈdɪskaʊnt/ (DIS-kownt) as a noun; /dɪˈskaʊnt/ (dis-KOWNT) as a verb. Nothing about the spelling tells you which — the sentence does. Move the beat and the word changes its job mid-sentence, which is why both are worth drilling. Both appear here: “Do not discount the offer just because the discount looks small.”
What does “discount” mean?
As a noun: the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise For example: “Do not discount the offer just because the discount looks small.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “discount”?
Stress the second syllable: dis-COUNT. “count” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “discount” and see every sound
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