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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “fortuitous”

“fortuitous” is pronounced /fɔɹˈtuɪtəs/ (fawr-TOO-i-tuhs) in American English and /fɔːtjuːɪtəs/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “tu”.
The sound

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fortuitous

/fɔɹˈtuɪtəs/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /fɔːtjuːɪtəs/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

4 beats
  1. fɔɹfɔɹ
  2. tutustress
  3. ɪɪ
  4. təstəs
IPA (American)
/fɔɹˈtuɪtəs/
IPA (British)
/fɔːtjuːɪtəs/
Respelling
fawr-TOO-i-tuhs
Syllables
4 — fɔɹ-TU-ɪ-təs
Stress
Stress the second syllable: fɔɹ-TU-ɪ-təs. “tu” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
adjective
Difficulty
Legend — spelling and sound part company here
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/fɔɹˈtuɪtəs/

British

/fɔːtjuːɪtəs/

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Meaning

What “fortuitous” means

  1. adjective

    having no cause or apparent cause

    “a causeless miracle”

  2. adjective

    occurring by happy chance

    “profits were enhanced by a fortuitous drop in the cost of raw materials”

Say it in a sentence

“Meeting her at the station was entirely fortuitous.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

8 sounds, in the order you say them
ffɔawɹrtt×2ulong ooɪshort iəschwass

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Questions

“fortuitous”, answered

How do you pronounce “fortuitous”?

“fortuitous” is pronounced /fɔɹˈtuɪtəs/ (fawr-TOO-i-tuhs) in American English and /fɔːtjuːɪtəs/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “tu”. Build it as fɔɹ-TU-ɪ-təs, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “fortuitous” have?

4: fɔɹ · tu · ɪ · təs. The beat lands on the second, “tu”.

Is “fortuitous” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /fɔɹˈtuɪtəs/ (fawr-TOO-i-tuhs); British English says /fɔːtjuːɪtəs/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “fortuitous” mean?

As an adjective: having no cause or apparent cause For example: “a causeless miracle” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “fortuitous”?

Stress the second syllable: fɔɹ-TU-ɪ-təs. “tu” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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