How to pronounce “disproportionate”
Say “disproportionate” in 5 beats
disproportionate
/ˌdɪspɹəˈpɔɹʃənɪt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /dɪspɹəpɔːʃənət/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- dɪdɪ
- spɹəspɹə
- pɔɹpɔɹstress
- ʃəʃə
- nɪtnɪt
- IPA (American)
- /ˌdɪspɹəˈpɔɹʃənɪt/
- IPA (British)
- /dɪspɹəpɔːʃənət/
- Respelling
- di-spruh-PAWR-shuh-nit
- Syllables
- 5 — dɪ-spɹə-PƆɹ-ʃə-nɪt
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: dɪ-spɹə-PƆɹ-ʃə-nɪt. “pɔɹ” 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
/ˌdɪspɹəˈpɔɹʃənɪt/
/dɪspɹəpɔːʃənət/
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What “disproportionate” means
- adjective
out of proportion
- adjective
not proportionate
Say it in a sentence
“A disproportionate share of the cost fell on small farms.”“disproportionate”, answered
How do you pronounce “disproportionate”?
“disproportionate” is pronounced /ˌdɪspɹəˈpɔɹʃənɪt/ (di-spruh-PAWR-shuh-nit) in American English and /dɪspɹəpɔːʃənət/ in British English — 5 syllables, stressed on “pɔɹ”. Build it as dɪ-spɹə-PƆɹ-ʃə-nɪt, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “disproportionate” have?
5: dɪ · spɹə · pɔɹ · ʃə · nɪt. The beat lands on the third, “pɔɹ”.
Is “disproportionate” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌdɪspɹəˈpɔɹʃənɪt/ (di-spruh-PAWR-shuh-nit); British English says /dɪspɹəpɔːʃənət/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “disproportionate” mean?
As an adjective: out of proportion For example: “A disproportionate share of the cost fell on small farms.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “disproportionate”?
Stress the third syllable: dɪ-spɹə-PƆɹ-ʃə-nɪt. “pɔɹ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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