How to pronounce “endangered”
Say “endangered” in 3 beats
endangered
/ɛnˈdeɪndʒɚd/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɛndeɪndʒəd/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɛnɛn
- deɪndeɪnstress
- dʒɚddʒɚd
- IPA (American)
- /ɛnˈdeɪndʒɚd/
- IPA (British)
- /ɛndeɪndʒəd/
- Also accepted
- /ɪnˈdeɪndʒɚd/
- Respelling
- en-DAYN-juhd
- Syllables
- 3 — ɛn-DEꞮN-dʒɚd
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ɛn-DEꞮN-dʒɚd. “deɪn” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb, adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ɛnˈdeɪndʒɚd/
/ɛndeɪndʒəd/
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What “endangered” means
- verb
pose a threat to; present a danger to
“The pollution is endangering the crops”
- verb
put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
- adjective
(of flora or fauna) in imminent danger of extinction
“an endangered species”
Say it in a sentence
“The species is endangered but numbers have risen slightly.”“endangered”, answered
How do you pronounce “endangered”?
“endangered” is pronounced /ɛnˈdeɪndʒɚd/ (en-DAYN-juhd) in American English and /ɛndeɪndʒəd/ in British English, and /ɪnˈdeɪndʒɚd/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “deɪn”. Build it as ɛn-DEꞮN-dʒɚd, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “endangered” have?
3: ɛn · deɪn · dʒɚd. The beat lands on the second, “deɪn”.
Is “endangered” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɛnˈdeɪndʒɚd/ (en-DAYN-juhd); British English says /ɛndeɪndʒəd/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “endangered” mean?
As a verb: pose a threat to; present a danger to For example: “The pollution is endangering the crops” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “endangered”?
Stress the second syllable: ɛn-DEꞮN-dʒɚd. “deɪn” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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