How to pronounce “finally”
Say “finally” in 3 beats
finally
/ˈfaɪnəli/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /faɪnəli/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- finfaɪstress
- alnə
- lyli
- IPA (American)
- /ˈfaɪnəli/
- IPA (British)
- /faɪnəli/
- Respelling
- FY-nuh-lee
- Syllables
- 3 — FIN-al-ly
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: FIN-al-ly. “fin” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adverb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˈfaɪnəli/
/faɪnəli/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “finally” means
- adverb
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
- adverb
as the end result of a succession or process
“ultimately he had to give in”
- adverb
the item at the end
“last, I'll discuss family values”
Say it in a sentence
“The rain finally stopped just before the picnic started.”“finally”, answered
How do you pronounce “finally”?
“finally” is pronounced /ˈfaɪnəli/ (FY-nuh-lee) in American English and /faɪnəli/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “fin”. Build it as FIN-al-ly, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “finally” have?
3: fin · al · ly. The beat lands on the first, “fin”.
Is “finally” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈfaɪnəli/ (FY-nuh-lee); British English says /faɪnəli/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “finally” mean?
As an adverb: after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay For example: “The rain finally stopped just before the picnic started.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “finally”?
Stress the first syllable: FIN-al-ly. “fin” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Now say “finally” 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.