How to pronounce “endemic”
Say “endemic” in 3 beats
endemic
/ɛnˈdɛmɪk/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɛndɛmɪk/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- enɛn
- demdɛstress
- icmɪk
- IPA (American)
- /ɛnˈdɛmɪk/
- IPA (British)
- /ɛndɛmɪk/
- Respelling
- en-DE-mik
- Syllables
- 3 — en-DEM-ic
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: en-DEM-ic. “dem” 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
American and British are not the same here
/ɛnˈdɛmɪk/
/ɛndɛmɪk/
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What “endemic” means
- noun
a disease that is constantly present to a greater or lesser degree in people of a certain class or in people living in a particular location
- noun
a plant that is native to a certain limited area
“it is an endemic found only this island”
- adjective
of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality
“diseases endemic to the tropics”
Say it in a sentence
“Malaria was once endemic in the marshes near the coast.”“endemic”, answered
How do you pronounce “endemic”?
“endemic” is pronounced /ɛnˈdɛmɪk/ (en-DE-mik) in American English and /ɛndɛmɪk/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “dem”. Build it as en-DEM-ic, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “endemic” have?
3: en · dem · ic. The beat lands on the second, “dem”.
Is “endemic” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɛnˈdɛmɪk/ (en-DE-mik); British English says /ɛndɛmɪk/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “endemic” mean?
As a noun: a disease that is constantly present to a greater or lesser degree in people of a certain class or in people living in a particular location For example: “Malaria was once endemic in the marshes near the coast.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “endemic”?
Stress the second syllable: en-DEM-ic. “dem” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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