How to pronounce “empathy”
Say “empathy” in 3 beats
empathy
/ˈɛmpəθi/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɛmpəθi/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- emɛmstress
- patpə
- hyθi
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɛmpəθi/
- IPA (British)
- /ɛmpəθi/
- Respelling
- EM-puh-thee
- Syllables
- 3 — EM-pat-hy
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: EM-pat-hy. “em” 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
/ˈɛmpəθi/
/ɛmpəθi/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “empathy” means
- noun
understanding and entering into another's feelings
Say it in a sentence
“Her empathy is what makes the children trust her.”“empathy”, answered
How do you pronounce “empathy”?
“empathy” is pronounced /ˈɛmpəθi/ (EM-puh-thee) in American English and /ɛmpəθi/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “em”. Build it as EM-pat-hy, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “empathy” have?
3: em · pat · hy. The beat lands on the first, “em”.
Is “empathy” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈɛmpəθi/ (EM-puh-thee); British English says /ɛmpəθi/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “empathy” mean?
As a noun: understanding and entering into another's feelings For example: “Her empathy is what makes the children trust her.”
Where is the stress in “empathy”?
Stress the first syllable: EM-pat-hy. “em” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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