How to pronounce “extraneous”
Say “extraneous” in 4 beats
extraneous
/ɛkˈstɹeɪniəs/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɛkstɹeɪniəs/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɛkɛk
- stɹeɪstɹeɪstress
- nini
- əsəs
- IPA (American)
- /ɛkˈstɹeɪniəs/
- IPA (British)
- /ɛkstɹeɪniəs/
- Respelling
- ek-STRAY-nee-uhs
- Syllables
- 4 — ɛk-STɹEꞮ-ni-əs
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ɛk-STɹEꞮ-ni-əs. “stɹeɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ɛkˈstɹeɪniəs/
/ɛkstɹeɪniəs/
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What “extraneous” means
- adjective
not pertinent to the matter under consideration
“an issue extraneous to the debate”
- adjective
not essential
“the ballet struck me as extraneous and somewhat out of keeping with the rest of the play”
- adjective
not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source
“water free of extraneous matter”
Say it in a sentence
“Cut the extraneous detail and the letter reads much better.”“extraneous”, answered
How do you pronounce “extraneous”?
“extraneous” is pronounced /ɛkˈstɹeɪniəs/ (ek-STRAY-nee-uhs) in American English and /ɛkstɹeɪniəs/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “stɹeɪ”. Build it as ɛk-STɹEꞮ-ni-əs, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “extraneous” have?
4: ɛk · stɹeɪ · ni · əs. The beat lands on the second, “stɹeɪ”.
Is “extraneous” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɛkˈstɹeɪniəs/ (ek-STRAY-nee-uhs); British English says /ɛkstɹeɪniəs/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “extraneous” mean?
As an adjective: not pertinent to the matter under consideration For example: “an issue extraneous to the debate” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “extraneous”?
Stress the second syllable: ɛk-STɹEꞮ-ni-əs. “stɹeɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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