How to pronounce “download”
Say “download” in 2 beats
download
/ˈdaʊnˌloʊd/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /daʊnləʊd/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- downdaʊnstress
- loadloʊd
- IPA (American)
- /ˈdaʊnˌloʊd/
- IPA (British)
- /daʊnləʊd/
- Respelling
- DOWN-lohd
- Syllables
- 2 — DOWN-load
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: DOWN-load. “down” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˈdaʊnˌloʊd/
/daʊnləʊd/
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What “download” means
- verb
transfer a file or program from a central computer to a smaller computer or to a computer at a remote location
Say it in a sentence
“The download took twenty minutes on our slow connection.”“download”, answered
How do you pronounce “download”?
“download” is pronounced /ˈdaʊnˌloʊd/ (DOWN-lohd) in American English and /daʊnləʊd/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “down”. Build it as DOWN-load, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “download” have?
2: down · load. The beat lands on the first, “down”.
Is “download” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈdaʊnˌloʊd/ (DOWN-lohd); British English says /daʊnləʊd/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “download” mean?
As a verb: transfer a file or program from a central computer to a smaller computer or to a computer at a remote location For example: “The download took twenty minutes on our slow connection.”
Where is the stress in “download”?
Stress the first syllable: DOWN-load. “down” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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