How to pronounce “fecund”
Say “fecund” in 2 beats
fecund
/ˈfɛkənd/
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- fecfɛstress
- undkənd
- IPA (American)
- /ˈfɛkənd/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈfɛkənd/
- Also accepted
- /ˈfikənd/
- Respelling
- FEK-uhnd
- Syllables
- 2 — FEC-und
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: FEC-und. “fec” 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
Where “fecund” goes wrong
- Often heard
“fuh-KUND”
the stress is on FEK, the first syllable
What “fecund” means
- adjective
capable of producing offspring or vegetation
- adjective
intellectually productive
“a prolific writer”
Say it in a sentence
“The valley soil is fecund enough for three crops a year.”“fecund”, answered
How do you pronounce “fecund”?
“fecund” is pronounced /ˈfɛkənd/ (FEK-uhnd), and /ˈfikənd/ is also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “fec”. Build it as FEC-und, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “fecund” have?
2: fec · und. The beat lands on the first, “fec”.
Is “fecund” /ˈfɛkənd/ or /ˈfikənd/?
Both. /ˈfɛkənd/ is the form dictionaries list first (FEK-uhnd).
What does “fecund” mean?
As an adjective: capable of producing offspring or vegetation For example: “The valley soil is fecund enough for three crops a year.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “fecund”?
Stress the first syllable: FEC-und. “fec” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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