How to pronounce “dividend”
Say “dividend” in 3 beats
dividend
/ˈdɪvɪˌdɛnd/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /dɪvɪdɛnd/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- divdɪstress
- idvɪ
- enddɛnd
- IPA (American)
- /ˈdɪvɪˌdɛnd/
- IPA (British)
- /dɪvɪdɛnd/
- Respelling
- DI-vi-dend
- Syllables
- 3 — DIV-id-end
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: DIV-id-end. “div” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈdɪvɪˌdɛnd/
/dɪvɪdɛnd/
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What “dividend” means
- noun
that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly
- noun
a number to be divided by another number
- noun
a bonus; something extra (especially a share of a surplus)
Say it in a sentence
“The dividend was smaller this year but still paid on time.”The sounds inside this word
Each sound has its own page: where the tongue goes, what it is usually confused with, and words to drill it on.
“dividend”, answered
How do you pronounce “dividend”?
“dividend” is pronounced /ˈdɪvɪˌdɛnd/ (DI-vi-dend) in American English and /dɪvɪdɛnd/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “div”. Build it as DIV-id-end, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “dividend” have?
3: div · id · end. The beat lands on the first, “div”.
Is “dividend” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈdɪvɪˌdɛnd/ (DI-vi-dend); British English says /dɪvɪdɛnd/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “dividend” mean?
As a noun: that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly For example: “The dividend was smaller this year but still paid on time.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “dividend”?
Stress the first syllable: DIV-id-end. “div” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Now say “dividend” and see every sound
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