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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “diversify”

“diversify” is pronounced /daɪˈvɝsəˌfaɪ/ (dy-VUR-suh-fy) in American English and /daɪvɜːsɪfaɪ/ in British English, and /dɪˈvɝsəˌfaɪ/ is also accepted — 4 syllables, stressed on “er”.
The sound

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diversify

/daɪˈvɝsəˌfaɪ/

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

4 beats
  1. divdaɪ
  2. ervɝstress
  3. sifsə
  4. yfaɪ
IPA (American)
/daɪˈvɝsəˌfaɪ/
IPA (British)
/daɪvɜːsɪfaɪ/
Also accepted
/dɪˈvɝsəˌfaɪ/
Respelling
dy-VUR-suh-fy
Syllables
4 — div-ER-sif-y
Stress
Stress the second syllable: div-ER-sif-y. “er” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall 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

/daɪˈvɝsəˌfaɪ/

British

/daɪvɜːsɪfaɪ/

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Meaning

What “diversify” means

  1. verb

    make (more) diverse

    “diversify a course of study”

  2. verb

    spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate

    “The plants on this island diversified”

  3. verb

    vary in order to spread risk or to expand

    “The company diversified”

Say it in a sentence

“The farm had to diversify to survive the bad harvests.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

7 sounds, in the order you say them
ddaɪlong i×2vvɝerssəschwaff

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Questions

“diversify”, answered

How do you pronounce “diversify”?

“diversify” is pronounced /daɪˈvɝsəˌfaɪ/ (dy-VUR-suh-fy) in American English and /daɪvɜːsɪfaɪ/ in British English, and /dɪˈvɝsəˌfaɪ/ is also accepted — 4 syllables, stressed on “er”. Build it as div-ER-sif-y, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “diversify” have?

4: div · er · sif · y. The beat lands on the second, “er”.

Is “diversify” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /daɪˈvɝsəˌfaɪ/ (dy-VUR-suh-fy); British English says /daɪvɜːsɪfaɪ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “diversify” mean?

As a verb: make (more) diverse For example: “diversify a course of study” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “diversify”?

Stress the second syllable: div-ER-sif-y. “er” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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