How to pronounce “facetious”
Say “facetious” in 3 beats
facetious
/fəˈsiʃəs/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /fɐsiːʃəs/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- facfə
- etsistress
- iousʃəs
- IPA (American)
- /fəˈsiʃəs/
- IPA (British)
- /fɐsiːʃəs/
- Respelling
- fuh-SEE-shuhs
- Syllables
- 3 — fac-ET-ious
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: fac-ET-ious. “et” 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
/fəˈsiʃəs/
/fɐsiːʃəs/
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What “facetious” means
- adjective
cleverly amusing in tone
“a bantering tone”
Say it in a sentence
“His facetious answer did not go down well at all.”“facetious”, answered
How do you pronounce “facetious”?
“facetious” is pronounced /fəˈsiʃəs/ (fuh-SEE-shuhs) in American English and /fɐsiːʃəs/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “et”. Build it as fac-ET-ious, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “facetious” have?
3: fac · et · ious. The beat lands on the second, “et”.
Is “facetious” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /fəˈsiʃəs/ (fuh-SEE-shuhs); British English says /fɐsiːʃəs/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “facetious” mean?
As an adjective: cleverly amusing in tone For example: “a bantering tone”
Where is the stress in “facetious”?
Stress the second syllable: fac-ET-ious. “et” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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