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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “displace”

“displace” is pronounced /dɪˈspleɪs/ (di-SPLAYS) in American English and /dɪspleɪs/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “spleɪs”.
The sound

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displace

/dɪˈspleɪs/

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

2 beats
  1. dɪdɪ
  2. spleɪsspleɪsstress
IPA (American)
/dɪˈspleɪs/
IPA (British)
/dɪspleɪs/
Respelling
di-SPLAYS
Syllables
2 — dɪ-SPLEꞮS
Stress
Stress the second syllable: dɪ-SPLEꞮS. “spleɪs” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
verb
Difficulty
Legend — spelling and sound part company here
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/dɪˈspleɪs/

British

/dɪspleɪs/

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Meaning

What “displace” means

  1. verb

    cause to move, usually with force or pressure

    “the refugees were displaced by the war”

  2. verb

    take the place of or have precedence over

    “live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour”

  3. verb

    terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

    “The boss fired his secretary today”

Say it in a sentence

“The new road will displace several families from the valley.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
ddɪshort iss×2pplleɪlong a

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Questions

“displace”, answered

How do you pronounce “displace”?

“displace” is pronounced /dɪˈspleɪs/ (di-SPLAYS) in American English and /dɪspleɪs/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “spleɪs”. Build it as dɪ-SPLEꞮS, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “displace” have?

2: dɪ · spleɪs. The beat lands on the second, “spleɪs”.

Is “displace” said differently in British English?

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

What does “displace” mean?

As a verb: cause to move, usually with force or pressure For example: “the refugees were displaced by the war” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “displace”?

Stress the second syllable: dɪ-SPLEꞮS. “spleɪs” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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