How to pronounce “finished”
Say “finished” in 2 beats
finished
/ˈfɪnɪʃt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /fɪnɪʃt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- fɪfɪstress
- nɪʃtnɪʃt
- IPA (American)
- /ˈfɪnɪʃt/
- IPA (British)
- /fɪnɪʃt/
- Respelling
- FI-nisht
- Syllables
- 2 — FꞮ-nɪʃt
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: FꞮ-nɪʃt. “fɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb, adjective
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˈfɪnɪʃt/
/fɪnɪʃt/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “finished” means
- verb
come or bring to a finish or an end
“He finished the dishes”
- verb
finally be or do something
“He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart”
- verb
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
“the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed”
Say it in a sentence
“She finished the marathon just under four hours.”The sounds inside this word
Each sound has its own page: where the tongue goes, what it is usually confused with, and words to drill it on.
“finished”, answered
How do you pronounce “finished”?
“finished” is pronounced /ˈfɪnɪʃt/ (FI-nisht) in American English and /fɪnɪʃt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “fɪ”. Build it as FꞮ-nɪʃt, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “finished” have?
2: fɪ · nɪʃt. The beat lands on the first, “fɪ”.
Is “finished” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈfɪnɪʃt/ (FI-nisht); British English says /fɪnɪʃt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “finished” mean?
As a verb: come or bring to a finish or an end For example: “He finished the dishes” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “finished”?
Stress the first syllable: FꞮ-nɪʃt. “fɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “finished” and see every sound
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