How to pronounce “disparate”
Say “disparate” in 3 beats
disparate
/ˈdɪspɚɪt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /dɪspəɹət/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- dɪdɪstress
- spɚspɚ
- ɪtɪt
- IPA (American)
- /ˈdɪspɚɪt/
- IPA (British)
- /dɪspəɹət/
- Also accepted
- /dɪˈspɛɹɪt/
- Respelling
- DI-spuh-it
- Syllables
- 3 — DꞮ-spɚ-ɪt
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: DꞮ-spɚ-ɪt. “dɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈdɪspɚɪt/
/dɪspəɹət/
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What “disparate” means
- adjective
fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
“such disparate attractions as grand opera and game fishing”
- adjective
including markedly dissimilar elements
“a disparate aggregate of creeds and songs and prayers”
Say it in a sentence
“The band brings together four disparate musical traditions.”“disparate”, answered
How do you pronounce “disparate”?
“disparate” is pronounced /ˈdɪspɚɪt/ (DI-spuh-it) in American English and /dɪspəɹət/ in British English, and /dɪˈspɛɹɪt/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “dɪ”. Build it as DꞮ-spɚ-ɪt, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “disparate” have?
3: dɪ · spɚ · ɪt. The beat lands on the first, “dɪ”.
Is “disparate” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈdɪspɚɪt/ (DI-spuh-it); British English says /dɪspəɹət/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “disparate” mean?
As an adjective: fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind For example: “such disparate attractions as grand opera and game fishing” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “disparate”?
Stress the first syllable: DꞮ-spɚ-ɪt. “dɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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