How to pronounce “disparage”
Say “disparage” in 3 beats
disparage
/dɪˈspɛɹɪdʒ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /dɪspaɹɪdʒ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- dɪdɪ
- spɛspɛstress
- ɹɪdʒɹɪdʒ
- IPA (American)
- /dɪˈspɛɹɪdʒ/
- IPA (British)
- /dɪspaɹɪdʒ/
- Respelling
- di-SPE-rij
- Syllables
- 3 — dɪ-SPƐ-ɹɪdʒ
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: dɪ-SPƐ-ɹɪdʒ. “spɛ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/dɪˈspɛɹɪdʒ/
/dɪspaɹɪdʒ/
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What “disparage” means
- verb
express a negative opinion of
“She disparaged her student's efforts”
Say it in a sentence
“Please do not disparage the food before you taste it.”“disparage”, answered
How do you pronounce “disparage”?
“disparage” is pronounced /dɪˈspɛɹɪdʒ/ (di-SPE-rij) in American English and /dɪspaɹɪdʒ/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “spɛ”. Build it as dɪ-SPƐ-ɹɪdʒ, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “disparage” have?
3: dɪ · spɛ · ɹɪdʒ. The beat lands on the second, “spɛ”.
Is “disparage” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /dɪˈspɛɹɪdʒ/ (di-SPE-rij); British English says /dɪspaɹɪdʒ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “disparage” mean?
As a verb: express a negative opinion of For example: “She disparaged her student's efforts”
Where is the stress in “disparage”?
Stress the second syllable: dɪ-SPƐ-ɹɪdʒ. “spɛ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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