How to pronounce “domestic”
Say “domestic” in 3 beats
domestic
/dəˈmɛstɪk/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /dəmɛstɪk/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- domdə
- esmɛstress
- ticstɪk
- IPA (American)
- /dəˈmɛstɪk/
- IPA (British)
- /dəmɛstɪk/
- Respelling
- duh-ME-stik
- Syllables
- 3 — dom-ES-tic
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: dom-ES-tic. “es” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, adjective
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/dəˈmɛstɪk/
/dəmɛstɪk/
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What “domestic” means
- noun
a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household
- adjective
of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation
“domestic issues such as tax rate and highway construction”
- adjective
of or relating to the home
“domestic servant”
Say it in a sentence
“The house once employed a cook and one live-in domestic.”“domestic”, answered
How do you pronounce “domestic”?
“domestic” is pronounced /dəˈmɛstɪk/ (duh-ME-stik) in American English and /dəmɛstɪk/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “es”. Build it as dom-ES-tic, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “domestic” have?
3: dom · es · tic. The beat lands on the second, “es”.
Is “domestic” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /dəˈmɛstɪk/ (duh-ME-stik); British English says /dəmɛstɪk/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “domestic” mean?
As a noun: a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household For example: “The house once employed a cook and one live-in domestic.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “domestic”?
Stress the second syllable: dom-ES-tic. “es” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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