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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “evident”

“evident” is pronounced /ˈɛvədənt/ (E-vuh-duhnt) in American English and /ɛvɪdənt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ev”.
The sound

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evident

/ˈɛvədənt/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɛvɪdənt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

3 beats
  1. evɛstress
  2. idvə
  3. entdənt
IPA (American)
/ˈɛvədənt/
IPA (British)
/ɛvɪdənt/
Respelling
E-vuh-duhnt
Syllables
3 — EV-id-ent
Stress
Stress the first syllable: EV-id-ent. “ev” 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
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈɛvədənt/

British

/ɛvɪdənt/

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Meaning

What “evident” means

  1. adjective

    clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

    “the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields”

  2. adjective

    capable of being seen or noticed

    “a discernible change in attitude”

Say it in a sentence

“It was evident from her face that the news was bad.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
ɛshort evvəschwa×2ddnntt

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Questions

“evident”, answered

How do you pronounce “evident”?

“evident” is pronounced /ˈɛvədənt/ (E-vuh-duhnt) in American English and /ɛvɪdənt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ev”. Build it as EV-id-ent, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “evident” have?

3: ev · id · ent. The beat lands on the first, “ev”.

Is “evident” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈɛvədənt/ (E-vuh-duhnt); British English says /ɛvɪdənt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “evident” mean?

As an adjective: clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment For example: “the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “evident”?

Stress the first syllable: EV-id-ent. “ev” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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