How to pronounce “genuine”
Say “genuine” in 3 beats
genuine
/ˈdʒɛnjuɪn/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˈdʒɛnjʊɪn/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- gendʒɛnstress
- uinju
- eɪn
- IPA (American)
- /ˈdʒɛnjuɪn/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈdʒɛnjʊɪn/
- Also accepted
- /ˈdʒɛˈnjuˌwaɪn/
- Respelling
- JEN-yoo-in
- Syllables
- 3 — GEN-uin-e
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: GEN-uin-e. “gen” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall 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
/ˈdʒɛnjuɪn/
/ˈdʒɛnjʊɪn/
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Where “genuine” goes wrong
- Often heard
“jen-yoo-WINE”/ˈdʒɛnjuwaɪn/
the ending is an unstressed -in, not the word wine
What “genuine” means
- adjective
not fake or counterfeit
“a genuine Picasso”
- adjective
not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed
“genuine emotion”
- adjective
being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; ; - G.K.Chesterton
“her actual motive”
Say it in a sentence
“There was genuine surprise on every face in the room.”“genuine”, answered
How do you pronounce “genuine”?
“genuine” is pronounced /ˈdʒɛnjuɪn/ (JEN-yoo-in) in American English and /ˈdʒɛnjʊɪn/ in British English, and /ˈdʒɛˈnjuˌwaɪn/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “gen”. Build it as GEN-uin-e, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “genuine” have?
3: gen · uin · e. The beat lands on the first, “gen”.
Is “genuine” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈdʒɛnjuɪn/ (JEN-yoo-in); British English says /ˈdʒɛnjʊɪn/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “genuine” mean?
As an adjective: not fake or counterfeit For example: “a genuine Picasso” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “genuine”?
Stress the first syllable: GEN-uin-e. “gen” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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