How to pronounce “ignorant”
Say “ignorant” in 3 beats
ignorant
/ˈɪɡnɚənt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɪɡnəɹənt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- igɪɡstress
- nornɚ
- antənt
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɪɡnɚənt/
- IPA (British)
- /ɪɡnəɹənt/
- Respelling
- IG-nuh-uhnt
- Syllables
- 3 — IG-nor-ant
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: IG-nor-ant. “ig” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall 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
/ˈɪɡnɚənt/
/ɪɡnəɹənt/
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What “ignorant” means
- adjective
uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication
“an ignorant man”
- adjective
uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field
“she is ignorant of quantum mechanics”
- adjective
unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge
“he was completely ignorant of the circumstances”
Say it in a sentence
“I was completely ignorant of how bread was actually made.”“ignorant”, answered
How do you pronounce “ignorant”?
“ignorant” is pronounced /ˈɪɡnɚənt/ (IG-nuh-uhnt) in American English and /ɪɡnəɹənt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ig”. Build it as IG-nor-ant, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “ignorant” have?
3: ig · nor · ant. The beat lands on the first, “ig”.
Is “ignorant” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈɪɡnɚənt/ (IG-nuh-uhnt); British English says /ɪɡnəɹənt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “ignorant” mean?
As an adjective: uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication For example: “an ignorant man” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “ignorant”?
Stress the first syllable: IG-nor-ant. “ig” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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