How to pronounce “fiduciary”
Say “fiduciary” in 5 beats
fiduciary
/fɪˈduʃiˌɛɹi/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /fɪˈdjuːʃəri/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- fɪfɪ
- dudustress
- ʃiʃi
- ɛɛ
- ɹiɹi
- IPA (American)
- /fɪˈduʃiˌɛɹi/
- IPA (British)
- /fɪˈdjuːʃəri/
- Respelling
- fih-DOO-shee-air-ee
- Syllables
- 5 — fɪ-DU-ʃi-ɛ-ɹi
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: fɪ-DU-ʃi-ɛ-ɹi. “du” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/fɪˈduʃiˌɛɹi/
/fɪˈdjuːʃəri/
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Where “fiduciary” goes wrong
- Often heard
“fid-YOO-kee-ary”
the ci is a sh sound: fih-DOO-shee-air-ee
What “fiduciary” means
- noun
a person who holds assets in trust for a beneficiary
“it is illegal for a fiduciary to misappropriate money for personal gain”
- adjective
relating to or of the nature of a legal trust (i.e. the holding of something in trust for another)
“a fiduciary contract”
Say it in a sentence
“Trustees have a fiduciary duty to act in the members' interest.”“fiduciary”, answered
How do you pronounce “fiduciary”?
“fiduciary” is pronounced /fɪˈduʃiˌɛɹi/ (fih-DOO-shee-air-ee) in American English and /fɪˈdjuːʃəri/ in British English — 5 syllables, stressed on “du”. Build it as fɪ-DU-ʃi-ɛ-ɹi, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “fiduciary” have?
5: fɪ · du · ʃi · ɛ · ɹi. The beat lands on the second, “du”.
Is “fiduciary” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /fɪˈduʃiˌɛɹi/ (fih-DOO-shee-air-ee); British English says /fɪˈdjuːʃəri/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “fiduciary” mean?
As a noun: a person who holds assets in trust for a beneficiary For example: “it is illegal for a fiduciary to misappropriate money for personal gain” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “fiduciary”?
Stress the second syllable: fɪ-DU-ʃi-ɛ-ɹi. “du” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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