How to pronounce “effrontery”
Say “effrontery” in 4 beats
effrontery
/ɪˈfɹʌntəɹi/
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- effɪ
- ronfɹʌnstress
- tertə
- yɹi
- IPA (American)
- /ɪˈfɹʌntəɹi/
- IPA (British)
- /ɪˈfɹʌntəɹi/
- Respelling
- ih-FRUN-tuh-ree
- Syllables
- 4 — eff-RON-ter-y
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: eff-RON-ter-y. “ron” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
Where “effrontery” goes wrong
- Often heard
“EFF-ront-ry”
the stress is on FRUN, with the vowel of front
What “effrontery” means
- noun
audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
“he despised them for their presumptuousness”
Say it in a sentence
“He had the effrontery to ask for a discount as well.”“effrontery”, answered
How do you pronounce “effrontery”?
“effrontery” is pronounced /ɪˈfɹʌntəɹi/ (ih-FRUN-tuh-ree) — 4 syllables, stressed on “ron”. Build it as eff-RON-ter-y, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “effrontery” have?
4: eff · ron · ter · y. The beat lands on the second, “ron”.
What does “effrontery” mean?
As a noun: audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to For example: “he despised them for their presumptuousness”
Where is the stress in “effrontery”?
Stress the second syllable: eff-RON-ter-y. “ron” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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