How to pronounce “dispute”
Say “dispute” in 2 beats
dispute
/dɪˈspjut/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /dɪspjuːt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- dɪdɪ
- spjutspjutstress
- IPA (American)
- /dɪˈspjut/
- IPA (British)
- /dɪspjuːt/
- Respelling
- di-SPYOOT
- Syllables
- 2 — dɪ-SPJUT
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: dɪ-SPJUT. “spjut” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/dɪˈspjut/
/dɪspjuːt/
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What “dispute” means
- noun
a disagreement or argument about something important
“he had a dispute with his wife”
- noun
coming into conflict with
- verb
take exception to
“She challenged his claims”
Say it in a sentence
“The dispute over the boundary hedge went on for years.”“dispute”, answered
How do you pronounce “dispute”?
“dispute” is pronounced /dɪˈspjut/ (di-SPYOOT) in American English and /dɪspjuːt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “spjut”. Build it as dɪ-SPJUT, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “dispute” have?
2: dɪ · spjut. The beat lands on the second, “spjut”.
Is “dispute” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /dɪˈspjut/ (di-SPYOOT); British English says /dɪspjuːt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “dispute” mean?
As a noun: a disagreement or argument about something important For example: “he had a dispute with his wife” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “dispute”?
Stress the second syllable: dɪ-SPJUT. “spjut” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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