How to pronounce “exclude”
Say “exclude” in 2 beats
exclude
/ɪkˈsklud/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɛkskluːd/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɪkɪk
- skludskludstress
- IPA (American)
- /ɪkˈsklud/
- IPA (British)
- /ɛkskluːd/
- Respelling
- ik-SKLOOD
- Syllables
- 2 — ɪk-SKLUD
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ɪk-SKLUD. “sklud” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ɪkˈsklud/
/ɛkskluːd/
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What “exclude” means
- verb
prevent from being included or considered or accepted
“The bad results were excluded from the report”
- verb
prevent from entering; shut out
“The trees were shutting out all sunlight”
- verb
lack or fail to include
“The cost for the trip excludes food and beverages”
Say it in a sentence
“Nobody wanted to exclude him from the walking trip.”“exclude”, answered
How do you pronounce “exclude”?
“exclude” is pronounced /ɪkˈsklud/ (ik-SKLOOD) in American English and /ɛkskluːd/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “sklud”. Build it as ɪk-SKLUD, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “exclude” have?
2: ɪk · sklud. The beat lands on the second, “sklud”.
Is “exclude” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɪkˈsklud/ (ik-SKLOOD); British English says /ɛkskluːd/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “exclude” mean?
As a verb: prevent from being included or considered or accepted For example: “The bad results were excluded from the report” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “exclude”?
Stress the second syllable: ɪk-SKLUD. “sklud” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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