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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “dispel”

“dispel” is pronounced /dɪˈspɛl/ (di-SPEL) in American English and /dɪspɛl/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “pel”.
The sound

Say “dispel” in 2 beats

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dispel

/dɪˈspɛl/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /dɪspɛl/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

2 beats
  1. disdɪ
  2. pelspɛlstress
IPA (American)
/dɪˈspɛl/
IPA (British)
/dɪspɛl/
Respelling
di-SPEL
Syllables
2 — dis-PEL
Stress
Stress the second syllable: dis-PEL. “pel” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
verb
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/dɪˈspɛl/

British

/dɪspɛl/

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Meaning

What “dispel” means

  1. verb

    force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings

    “Drive away potential burglars”

  2. verb

    to cause to separate and go in different directions

    “She waved her hand and scattered the crowds”

Say it in a sentence

“One sunny morning can dispel a whole week of gloom.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
ddɪshort issppɛshort ell

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Questions

“dispel”, answered

How do you pronounce “dispel”?

“dispel” is pronounced /dɪˈspɛl/ (di-SPEL) in American English and /dɪspɛl/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “pel”. Build it as dis-PEL, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “dispel” have?

2: dis · pel. The beat lands on the second, “pel”.

Is “dispel” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /dɪˈspɛl/ (di-SPEL); British English says /dɪspɛl/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “dispel” mean?

As a verb: force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings For example: “Drive away potential burglars” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “dispel”?

Stress the second syllable: dis-PEL. “pel” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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