How to pronounce “fatuous”
Say “fatuous” in 3 beats
fatuous
/ˈfætʃəwəs/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /fatʃuːəs/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- fæfæstress
- tʃətʃə
- wəswəs
- IPA (American)
- /ˈfætʃəwəs/
- IPA (British)
- /fatʃuːəs/
- Respelling
- FA-chuh-wuhs
- Syllables
- 3 — FÆ-tʃə-wəs
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: FÆ-tʃə-wəs. “fæ” 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
/ˈfætʃəwəs/
/fatʃuːəs/
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What “fatuous” means
- adjective
devoid of intelligence
Say it in a sentence
“That was a fatuous remark, and he knew it.”“fatuous”, answered
How do you pronounce “fatuous”?
“fatuous” is pronounced /ˈfætʃəwəs/ (FA-chuh-wuhs) in American English and /fatʃuːəs/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “fæ”. Build it as FÆ-tʃə-wəs, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “fatuous” have?
3: fæ · tʃə · wəs. The beat lands on the first, “fæ”.
Is “fatuous” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈfætʃəwəs/ (FA-chuh-wuhs); British English says /fatʃuːəs/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “fatuous” mean?
As an adjective: devoid of intelligence For example: “That was a fatuous remark, and he knew it.”
Where is the stress in “fatuous”?
Stress the first syllable: FÆ-tʃə-wəs. “fæ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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