How to pronounce “headcount”
Say “headcount” in 2 beats
headcount
/ˈhɛdˌkaʊnt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /hɛdkaʊnt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
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- IPA (American)
- /ˈhɛdˌkaʊnt/
- IPA (British)
- /hɛdkaʊnt/
- Respelling
- HED-kownt
- Syllables
- 2 — HEAD-count
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: HEAD-count. “head” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ˈhɛdˌkaʊnt/
/hɛdkaʊnt/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “headcount” means
- noun
number of people in a particular group
Say it in a sentence
“Headcount stayed flat while the workload doubled.”“headcount”, answered
How do you pronounce “headcount”?
“headcount” is pronounced /ˈhɛdˌkaʊnt/ (HED-kownt) in American English and /hɛdkaʊnt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “head”. Build it as HEAD-count, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “headcount” have?
2: head · count. The beat lands on the first, “head”.
Is “headcount” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈhɛdˌkaʊnt/ (HED-kownt); British English says /hɛdkaʊnt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “headcount” mean?
As a noun: number of people in a particular group For example: “Headcount stayed flat while the workload doubled.”
Where is the stress in “headcount”?
Stress the first syllable: HEAD-count. “head” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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