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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “extravagant”

“extravagant” is pronounced /ɛkˈstɹævəɡənt/ (ek-STRA-vuh-guhnt) in American English and /ɛkstɹavəɡənt/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “rav”.
The sound

Say “extravagant” in 4 beats

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extravagant

/ɛkˈstɹævəɡənt/

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

4 beats
  1. extɛk
  2. ravstɹæstress
  3. agvə
  4. antɡənt
IPA (American)
/ɛkˈstɹævəɡənt/
IPA (British)
/ɛkstɹavəɡənt/
Respelling
ek-STRA-vuh-guhnt
Syllables
4 — ext-RAV-ag-ant
Stress
Stress the second syllable: ext-RAV-ag-ant. “rav” 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

/ɛkˈstɹævəɡənt/

British

/ɛkstɹavəɡənt/

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Meaning

What “extravagant” means

  1. adjective

    unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings

    “extravagant praise”

  2. adjective

    recklessly wasteful

    “prodigal in their expenditures”

Say it in a sentence

“The party was extravagant by any reasonable standard.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

10 sounds, in the order you say them
ɛshort ekksstt×2ɹræshort avvəschwa×2ɡgnn

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Questions

“extravagant”, answered

How do you pronounce “extravagant”?

“extravagant” is pronounced /ɛkˈstɹævəɡənt/ (ek-STRA-vuh-guhnt) in American English and /ɛkstɹavəɡənt/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “rav”. Build it as ext-RAV-ag-ant, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “extravagant” have?

4: ext · rav · ag · ant. The beat lands on the second, “rav”.

Is “extravagant” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ɛkˈstɹævəɡənt/ (ek-STRA-vuh-guhnt); British English says /ɛkstɹavəɡənt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “extravagant” mean?

As an adjective: unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings For example: “extravagant praise” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “extravagant”?

Stress the second syllable: ext-RAV-ag-ant. “rav” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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