How to pronounce “hegemony”
Say “hegemony” in 4 beats
hegemony
/hɪˈdʒɛməni/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /hɪˈɡɛməni/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- heghɪ
- emdʒɛstress
- onmə
- yni
- IPA (American)
- /hɪˈdʒɛməni/
- IPA (British)
- /hɪˈɡɛməni/
- Also accepted
- /hɪˈɡɛməni/
- Respelling
- hih-JEM-uh-nee
- Syllables
- 4 — heg-EM-on-y
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: heg-EM-on-y. “em” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/hɪˈdʒɛməni/
/hɪˈɡɛməni/
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Also accepted
/hɪˈɡɛməni/Where “hegemony” goes wrong
- Often heard
“HEDGE-uh-moany”
the stress is on the second syllable: hih-JEM-uh-nee
What “hegemony” means
- noun
the dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others
“the hegemony of a single member state is not incompatible with a genuine confederation”
Say it in a sentence
“The essay questions the hegemony of English in academic publishing.”“hegemony”, answered
How do you pronounce “hegemony”?
“hegemony” is pronounced /hɪˈdʒɛməni/ (hih-JEM-uh-nee) in American English and /hɪˈɡɛməni/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “em”. Build it as heg-EM-on-y, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “hegemony” have?
4: heg · em · on · y. The beat lands on the second, “em”.
Is “hegemony” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /hɪˈdʒɛməni/ (hih-JEM-uh-nee); British English says /hɪˈɡɛməni/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “hegemony” mean?
As a noun: the dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others For example: “the hegemony of a single member state is not incompatible with a genuine confederation”
Where is the stress in “hegemony”?
Stress the second syllable: heg-EM-on-y. “em” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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