How to pronounce “hackneyed”
Say “hackneyed” in 2 beats
hackneyed
/ˈhæknid/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /haknid/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- hackhækstress
- neyednid
- IPA (American)
- /ˈhæknid/
- IPA (British)
- /haknid/
- Respelling
- HAK-need
- Syllables
- 2 — HACK-neyed
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: HACK-neyed. “hack” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls 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
/ˈhæknid/
/haknid/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “hackneyed” means
- adjective
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
“bromidic sermons”
Say it in a sentence
“The ending was hackneyed, but the audience wept anyway.”“hackneyed”, answered
How do you pronounce “hackneyed”?
“hackneyed” is pronounced /ˈhæknid/ (HAK-need) in American English and /haknid/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “hack”. Build it as HACK-neyed, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “hackneyed” have?
2: hack · neyed. The beat lands on the first, “hack”.
Is “hackneyed” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈhæknid/ (HAK-need); British English says /haknid/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “hackneyed” mean?
As an adjective: repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse For example: “bromidic sermons”
Where is the stress in “hackneyed”?
Stress the first syllable: HACK-neyed. “hack” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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