How to pronounce “finite”
Say “finite” in 2 beats
finite
/ˈfaɪˌnaɪt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /faɪnaɪt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- faɪfaɪstress
- naɪtnaɪt
- IPA (American)
- /ˈfaɪˌnaɪt/
- IPA (British)
- /faɪnaɪt/
- Respelling
- FY-nyt
- Syllables
- 2 — FAꞮ-naɪt
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: FAꞮ-naɪt. “faɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈfaɪˌnaɪt/
/faɪnaɪt/
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What “finite” means
- adjective
bounded or limited in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent
- adjective
of verbs; relating to forms of the verb that are limited in time by a tense and (usually) show agreement with number and person
Say it in a sentence
“Our patience with the noisy roadworks is definitely finite.”The sounds inside this word
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“finite”, answered
How do you pronounce “finite”?
“finite” is pronounced /ˈfaɪˌnaɪt/ (FY-nyt) in American English and /faɪnaɪt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “faɪ”. Build it as FAꞮ-naɪt, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “finite” have?
2: faɪ · naɪt. The beat lands on the first, “faɪ”.
Is “finite” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈfaɪˌnaɪt/ (FY-nyt); British English says /faɪnaɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “finite” mean?
As an adjective: bounded or limited in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent For example: “Our patience with the noisy roadworks is definitely finite.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “finite”?
Stress the first syllable: FAꞮ-naɪt. “faɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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