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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “generic”

“generic” is pronounced /dʒəˈnɛɹɪk/ (juh-NE-rik) in American English and /dʒənɛɹɪk/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “er”.
The sound

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generic

/dʒəˈnɛɹɪk/

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

3 beats
  1. gendʒə
  2. ernɛstress
  3. icɹɪk
IPA (American)
/dʒəˈnɛɹɪk/
IPA (British)
/dʒənɛɹɪk/
Respelling
juh-NE-rik
Syllables
3 — gen-ER-ic
Stress
Stress the second syllable: gen-ER-ic. “er” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
noun, adjective
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/dʒəˈnɛɹɪk/

British

/dʒənɛɹɪk/

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Meaning

What “generic” means

  1. noun

    a wine that is a blend of several varieties of grapes with no one grape predominating; a wine that does not carry the name of any specific grape

  2. noun

    any product that can be sold without a brand name

  3. adjective

    relating to or common to or descriptive of all members of a genus

    “the generic name”

Say it in a sentence

“The wine was a cheap generic with no vintage listed.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

7 sounds, in the order you say them
dʒjəschwannɛshort eɹrɪshort ikk

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Questions

“generic”, answered

How do you pronounce “generic”?

“generic” is pronounced /dʒəˈnɛɹɪk/ (juh-NE-rik) in American English and /dʒənɛɹɪk/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “er”. Build it as gen-ER-ic, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “generic” have?

3: gen · er · ic. The beat lands on the second, “er”.

Is “generic” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /dʒəˈnɛɹɪk/ (juh-NE-rik); British English says /dʒənɛɹɪk/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “generic” mean?

As a noun: a wine that is a blend of several varieties of grapes with no one grape predominating; a wine that does not carry the name of any specific grape For example: “The wine was a cheap generic with no vintage listed.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “generic”?

Stress the second syllable: gen-ER-ic. “er” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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