How to pronounce “fallacy”
Say “fallacy” in 3 beats
fallacy
/ˈfæləsi/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /faləsi/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- falfæstress
- laclə
- ysi
- IPA (American)
- /ˈfæləsi/
- IPA (British)
- /faləsi/
- Respelling
- FA-luh-see
- Syllables
- 3 — FAL-lac-y
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: FAL-lac-y. “fal” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈfæləsi/
/faləsi/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “fallacy” means
- noun
a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
Say it in a sentence
“It is a fallacy that heavier objects always fall faster.”“fallacy”, answered
How do you pronounce “fallacy”?
“fallacy” is pronounced /ˈfæləsi/ (FA-luh-see) in American English and /faləsi/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “fal”. Build it as FAL-lac-y, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “fallacy” have?
3: fal · lac · y. The beat lands on the first, “fal”.
Is “fallacy” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈfæləsi/ (FA-luh-see); British English says /faləsi/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “fallacy” mean?
As a noun: a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning For example: “It is a fallacy that heavier objects always fall faster.”
Where is the stress in “fallacy”?
Stress the first syllable: FAL-lac-y. “fal” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Now say “fallacy” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.