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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “extrovert”

“extrovert” is pronounced /ˈɛkstɹəˌvɝt/ (EK-struh-vurt) in American English and /ɛkstɹəvɜːt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ext”.
The sound

Say “extrovert” in 3 beats

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extrovert

/ˈɛkstɹəˌvɝt/

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

3 beats
  1. extɛkstress
  2. rovstɹə
  3. ertvɝt
IPA (American)
/ˈɛkstɹəˌvɝt/
IPA (British)
/ɛkstɹəvɜːt/
Respelling
EK-struh-vurt
Syllables
3 — EXT-rov-ert
Stress
Stress the first syllable: EXT-rov-ert. “ext” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
noun, adjective
Difficulty
Legend — spelling and sound part company here
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈɛkstɹəˌvɝt/

British

/ɛkstɹəvɜːt/

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Meaning

What “extrovert” means

  1. noun

    (psychology) a person concerned more with practical realities than with inner thoughts and feelings

  2. adjective

    being concerned with the social and physical environment

Say it in a sentence

“The extrovert in the group did most of the talking.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

8 sounds, in the order you say them
ɛshort ekksstt×2ɹrəschwavvɝer

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Questions

“extrovert”, answered

How do you pronounce “extrovert”?

“extrovert” is pronounced /ˈɛkstɹəˌvɝt/ (EK-struh-vurt) in American English and /ɛkstɹəvɜːt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ext”. Build it as EXT-rov-ert, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “extrovert” have?

3: ext · rov · ert. The beat lands on the first, “ext”.

Is “extrovert” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈɛkstɹəˌvɝt/ (EK-struh-vurt); British English says /ɛkstɹəvɜːt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “extrovert” mean?

As a noun: (psychology) a person concerned more with practical realities than with inner thoughts and feelings For example: “The extrovert in the group did most of the talking.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “extrovert”?

Stress the first syllable: EXT-rov-ert. “ext” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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