How to pronounce “established”
Say “established” in 3 beats
established
/ɪˈstæblɪʃt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɪstablɪʃt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɪɪ
- stæstæstress
- blɪʃtblɪʃt
- IPA (American)
- /ɪˈstæblɪʃt/
- IPA (British)
- /ɪstablɪʃt/
- Respelling
- i-STA-blisht
- Syllables
- 3 — ɪ-STÆ-blɪʃt
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ɪ-STÆ-blɪʃt. “stæ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb, adjective
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ɪˈstæblɪʃt/
/ɪstablɪʃt/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “established” means
- verb
set up or found
“She set up a literacy program”
- verb
set up or lay the groundwork for
“establish a new department”
- verb
establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
“The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound”
Say it in a sentence
“The bakery was established in 1936 and never moved.”“established”, answered
How do you pronounce “established”?
“established” is pronounced /ɪˈstæblɪʃt/ (i-STA-blisht) in American English and /ɪstablɪʃt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “stæ”. Build it as ɪ-STÆ-blɪʃt, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “established” have?
3: ɪ · stæ · blɪʃt. The beat lands on the second, “stæ”.
Is “established” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɪˈstæblɪʃt/ (i-STA-blisht); British English says /ɪstablɪʃt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “established” mean?
As a verb: set up or found For example: “She set up a literacy program” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “established”?
Stress the second syllable: ɪ-STÆ-blɪʃt. “stæ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Now say “established” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.