How to pronounce “guarantee”
Say “guarantee” in 3 beats
guarantee
/ˌɡɛɹənˈti/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɡaɹəntiː/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- guarɡɛ
- anɹən
- teetistress
- IPA (American)
- /ˌɡɛɹənˈti/
- IPA (British)
- /ɡaɹəntiː/
- Respelling
- ge-ruhn-TEE
- Syllables
- 3 — guar-an-TEE
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: guar-an-TEE. “tee” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˌɡɛɹənˈti/
/ɡaɹəntiː/
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What “guarantee” means
- noun
a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications
- noun
an unconditional commitment that something will happen or that something is true
“there is no guarantee that they are not lying”
- noun
a collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in case that person defaults
Say it in a sentence
“The guarantee on the boiler runs out next month.”“guarantee”, answered
How do you pronounce “guarantee”?
“guarantee” is pronounced /ˌɡɛɹənˈti/ (ge-ruhn-TEE) in American English and /ɡaɹəntiː/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “tee”. Build it as guar-an-TEE, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “guarantee” have?
3: guar · an · tee. The beat lands on the third, “tee”.
Is “guarantee” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌɡɛɹənˈti/ (ge-ruhn-TEE); British English says /ɡaɹəntiː/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “guarantee” mean?
As a noun: a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications For example: “The guarantee on the boiler runs out next month.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “guarantee”?
Stress the third syllable: guar-an-TEE. “tee” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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