How to pronounce “functionality”
Say “functionality” in 5 beats
functionality
/ˌfʌŋkʃəˈnælɪti/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /fʌŋkʃənalɪti/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- funcfʌŋk
- tionʃə
- alnæstress
- itlɪ
- yti
- IPA (American)
- /ˌfʌŋkʃəˈnælɪti/
- IPA (British)
- /fʌŋkʃənalɪti/
- Respelling
- fungk-shuh-NA-li-tee
- Syllables
- 5 — func-tion-AL-it-y
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: func-tion-AL-it-y. “al” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˌfʌŋkʃəˈnælɪti/
/fʌŋkʃənalɪti/
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What “functionality” means
- noun
capable of serving a purpose well
“software with greater functionality”
Say it in a sentence
“The new version added functionality nobody had asked for.”“functionality”, answered
How do you pronounce “functionality”?
“functionality” is pronounced /ˌfʌŋkʃəˈnælɪti/ (fungk-shuh-NA-li-tee) in American English and /fʌŋkʃənalɪti/ in British English — 5 syllables, stressed on “al”. Build it as func-tion-AL-it-y, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “functionality” have?
5: func · tion · al · it · y. The beat lands on the third, “al”.
Is “functionality” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌfʌŋkʃəˈnælɪti/ (fungk-shuh-NA-li-tee); British English says /fʌŋkʃənalɪti/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “functionality” mean?
As a noun: capable of serving a purpose well For example: “software with greater functionality”
Where is the stress in “functionality”?
Stress the third syllable: func-tion-AL-it-y. “al” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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