How to pronounce “incontrovertible”
Say “incontrovertible” in 6 beats
incontrovertible
/ˌɪŋˌkɑntɹoʊˈvɝtɪbəl/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɪŋkɒntɹəvɜːtɪbəl/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- inɪŋ
- contkɑn
- rovtɹoʊ
- ervɝstress
- tibtɪ
- lebəl
- IPA (American)
- /ˌɪŋˌkɑntɹoʊˈvɝtɪbəl/
- IPA (British)
- /ɪŋkɒntɹəvɜːtɪbəl/
- Respelling
- ing-kahn-troh-VUR-ti-buhl
- Syllables
- 6 — in-cont-rov-ER-tib-le
- Stress
- Stress the fourth syllable: in-cont-rov-ER-tib-le. “er” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ˌɪŋˌkɑntɹoʊˈvɝtɪbəl/
/ɪŋkɒntɹəvɜːtɪbəl/
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What “incontrovertible” means
- adjective
impossible to deny or disprove
“incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence”
- adjective
necessarily or demonstrably true
“demonstrable truths”
Say it in a sentence
“The evidence was incontrovertible and the case ended quickly.”“incontrovertible”, answered
How do you pronounce “incontrovertible”?
“incontrovertible” is pronounced /ˌɪŋˌkɑntɹoʊˈvɝtɪbəl/ (ing-kahn-troh-VUR-ti-buhl) in American English and /ɪŋkɒntɹəvɜːtɪbəl/ in British English — 6 syllables, stressed on “er”. Build it as in-cont-rov-ER-tib-le, then run the fourth syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “incontrovertible” have?
6: in · cont · rov · er · tib · le. The beat lands on the fourth, “er”.
Is “incontrovertible” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌɪŋˌkɑntɹoʊˈvɝtɪbəl/ (ing-kahn-troh-VUR-ti-buhl); British English says /ɪŋkɒntɹəvɜːtɪbəl/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “incontrovertible” mean?
As an adjective: impossible to deny or disprove For example: “incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “incontrovertible”?
Stress the fourth syllable: in-cont-rov-ER-tib-le. “er” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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