How to pronounce “enormous”
Say “enormous” in 3 beats
enormous
/ɪˈnɔɹməs/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɪnɔːməs/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- enɪ
- ornɔɹstress
- mousməs
- IPA (American)
- /ɪˈnɔɹməs/
- IPA (British)
- /ɪnɔːməs/
- Also accepted
- /ɪˈnɔɹmɪs/
- Also accepted
- /iˈnɔɹməs/
- Also accepted
- /iˈnɔɹmɪs/
- Respelling
- i-NAWR-muhs
- Syllables
- 3 — en-OR-mous
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: en-OR-mous. “or” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ɪˈnɔɹməs/
/ɪnɔːməs/
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What “enormous” means
- adjective
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree; ; ; ; - Walter Lippman
“an enormous boulder”
Say it in a sentence
“An enormous oak came down across the lane last night.”“enormous”, answered
How do you pronounce “enormous”?
“enormous” is pronounced /ɪˈnɔɹməs/ (i-NAWR-muhs) in American English and /ɪnɔːməs/ in British English, and /ɪˈnɔɹmɪs/ and /iˈnɔɹməs/ and /iˈnɔɹmɪs/ are also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “or”. Build it as en-OR-mous, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “enormous” have?
3: en · or · mous. The beat lands on the second, “or”.
Is “enormous” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɪˈnɔɹməs/ (i-NAWR-muhs); British English says /ɪnɔːməs/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “enormous” mean?
As an adjective: extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree; ; ; ; - Walter Lippman For example: “an enormous boulder”
Where is the stress in “enormous”?
Stress the second syllable: en-OR-mous. “or” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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