How to pronounce “facile”
Say “facile” in 2 beats
facile
/ˈfæsəl/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /fasaɪl/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- fæfæstress
- səlsəl
- IPA (American)
- /ˈfæsəl/
- IPA (British)
- /fasaɪl/
- Respelling
- FA-suhl
- Syllables
- 2 — FÆ-səl
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: FÆ-səl. “fæ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ˈfæsəl/
/fasaɪl/
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What “facile” means
- adjective
arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth
“too facile a solution for so complex a problem”
- adjective
performing adroitly and without effort
“a facile hand”
- adjective
expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
“able to dazzle with his facile tongue”
Say it in a sentence
“That was a facile explanation for a complicated failure.”“facile”, answered
How do you pronounce “facile”?
“facile” is pronounced /ˈfæsəl/ (FA-suhl) in American English and /fasaɪl/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “fæ”. Build it as FÆ-səl, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “facile” have?
2: fæ · səl. The beat lands on the first, “fæ”.
Is “facile” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈfæsəl/ (FA-suhl); British English says /fasaɪl/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “facile” mean?
As an adjective: arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth For example: “too facile a solution for so complex a problem” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “facile”?
Stress the first syllable: FÆ-səl. “fæ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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