How to pronounce “equilibrium”
Say “equilibrium” in 5 beats
equilibrium
/ˌikwəˈlɪbɹiəm/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /iːkwɪlɪbɹiəm/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ii
- kwəkwə
- lɪlɪstress
- bɹibɹi
- əməm
- IPA (American)
- /ˌikwəˈlɪbɹiəm/
- IPA (British)
- /iːkwɪlɪbɹiəm/
- Respelling
- ee-kwuh-LI-bree-uhm
- Syllables
- 5 — i-kwə-LꞮ-bɹi-əm
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: i-kwə-LꞮ-bɹi-əm. “lɪ” 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
/ˌikwəˈlɪbɹiəm/
/iːkwɪlɪbɹiəm/
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What “equilibrium” means
- noun
a stable situation in which forces cancel one another
- noun
a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates
- noun
equality of distribution
Say it in a sentence
“The pond reaches a kind of equilibrium by late summer.”“equilibrium”, answered
How do you pronounce “equilibrium”?
“equilibrium” is pronounced /ˌikwəˈlɪbɹiəm/ (ee-kwuh-LI-bree-uhm) in American English and /iːkwɪlɪbɹiəm/ in British English — 5 syllables, stressed on “lɪ”. Build it as i-kwə-LꞮ-bɹi-əm, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “equilibrium” have?
5: i · kwə · lɪ · bɹi · əm. The beat lands on the third, “lɪ”.
Is “equilibrium” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌikwəˈlɪbɹiəm/ (ee-kwuh-LI-bree-uhm); British English says /iːkwɪlɪbɹiəm/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “equilibrium” mean?
As a noun: a stable situation in which forces cancel one another For example: “The pond reaches a kind of equilibrium by late summer.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “equilibrium”?
Stress the third syllable: i-kwə-LꞮ-bɹi-əm. “lɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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