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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “display”

“display” is pronounced /dɪˈspleɪ/ (di-SPLAY) in American English and /dɪspleɪ/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “lay”.
The sound

Say “display” in 2 beats

Say it like this

display

/dɪˈspleɪ/

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

2 beats
  1. dispdɪ
  2. layspleɪstress
IPA (American)
/dɪˈspleɪ/
IPA (British)
/dɪspleɪ/
Respelling
di-SPLAY
Syllables
2 — disp-LAY
Stress
Stress the second syllable: disp-LAY. “lay” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
noun, verb
Difficulty
Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/dɪˈspleɪ/

British

/dɪspleɪ/

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Meaning

What “display” means

  1. noun

    something intended to communicate a particular impression

    “made a display of strength”

  2. noun

    something shown to the public

    “the museum had many exhibits of oriental art”

  3. noun

    a visual representation of something

Say it in a sentence

“The window display changes on the first of every month.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
ddɪshort isspplleɪlong a

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Questions

“display”, answered

How do you pronounce “display”?

“display” is pronounced /dɪˈspleɪ/ (di-SPLAY) in American English and /dɪspleɪ/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “lay”. Build it as disp-LAY, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “display” have?

2: disp · lay. The beat lands on the second, “lay”.

Is “display” said differently in British English?

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

What does “display” mean?

As a noun: something intended to communicate a particular impression For example: “made a display of strength” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “display”?

Stress the second syllable: disp-LAY. “lay” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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