How to pronounce “hindrance”
Say “hindrance” in 2 beats
hindrance
/ˈhɪndɹəns/
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- hɪnhɪnstress
- dɹənsdɹəns
- IPA (American)
- /ˈhɪndɹəns/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈhɪndɹəns/
- Respelling
- HIN-druhns
- Syllables
- 2 — HꞮN-dɹəns
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: HꞮN-dɹəns. “hɪn” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Where “hindrance” goes wrong
- Often heard
“HIN-der-ance”
two syllables: there is no -der- in the middle
What “hindrance” means
- noun
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
- noun
any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
- noun
the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding
Say it in a sentence
“The broken lift was more of a hindrance than anyone expected.”“hindrance”, answered
How do you pronounce “hindrance”?
“hindrance” is pronounced /ˈhɪndɹəns/ (HIN-druhns) — 2 syllables, stressed on “hɪn”. Build it as HꞮN-dɹəns, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “hindrance” have?
2: hɪn · dɹəns. The beat lands on the first, “hɪn”. Read letter by letter it looks like 3 (HIN-der-ance), and that careful version is not wrong — but ordinary speech runs it to 2.
What does “hindrance” mean?
As a noun: something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress For example: “The broken lift was more of a hindrance than anyone expected.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “hindrance”?
Stress the first syllable: HꞮN-dɹəns. “hɪn” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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