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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “dynamic”

“dynamic” is pronounced /daɪˈnæmɪk/ (dy-NA-mik) in American English and /daɪnamɪk/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “am”.
The sound

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dynamic

/daɪˈnæmɪk/

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

3 beats
  1. dyndaɪ
  2. amnæstress
  3. icmɪk
IPA (American)
/daɪˈnæmɪk/
IPA (British)
/daɪnamɪk/
Respelling
dy-NA-mik
Syllables
3 — dyn-AM-ic
Stress
Stress the second syllable: dyn-AM-ic. “am” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
noun, adjective
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/daɪˈnæmɪk/

British

/daɪnamɪk/

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Meaning

What “dynamic” means

  1. noun

    an efficient incentive

    “they hoped it would act as a spiritual dynamic on all churches”

  2. adjective

    characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality

    “a dynamic market”

  3. adjective

    of or relating to dynamics

Say it in a sentence

“Praise turned out to be the strongest dynamic in that classroom.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

7 sounds, in the order you say them
ddaɪlong innæshort ammɪshort ikk

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Questions

“dynamic”, answered

How do you pronounce “dynamic”?

“dynamic” is pronounced /daɪˈnæmɪk/ (dy-NA-mik) in American English and /daɪnamɪk/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “am”. Build it as dyn-AM-ic, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “dynamic” have?

3: dyn · am · ic. The beat lands on the second, “am”.

Is “dynamic” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /daɪˈnæmɪk/ (dy-NA-mik); British English says /daɪnamɪk/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “dynamic” mean?

As a noun: an efficient incentive For example: “they hoped it would act as a spiritual dynamic on all churches” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “dynamic”?

Stress the second syllable: dyn-AM-ic. “am” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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