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How to pronounce “indefatigable”

“indefatigable” is pronounced /ˌɪndɪˈfætɪɡəbəl/ (in-di-FA-ti-guh-buhl) in American English and /ɪndɪfatɪɡəbəl/ in British English — 6 syllables, stressed on “at”.
The sound

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indefatigable

/ˌɪndɪˈfætɪɡəbəl/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɪndɪfatɪɡəbəl/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

6 beats
  1. inɪn
  2. defdɪ
  3. atfæstress
  4. igtɪ
  5. abɡə
  6. lebəl
IPA (American)
/ˌɪndɪˈfætɪɡəbəl/
IPA (British)
/ɪndɪfatɪɡəbəl/
Respelling
in-di-FA-ti-guh-buhl
Syllables
6 — in-def-AT-ig-ab-le
Stress
Stress the third syllable: in-def-AT-ig-ab-le. “at” 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
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˌɪndɪˈfætɪɡəbəl/

British

/ɪndɪfatɪɡəbəl/

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Meaning

What “indefatigable” means

  1. adjective

    showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality

    “an indefatigable advocate of equal rights”

Say it in a sentence

“Our indefatigable secretary organised the whole event alone.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

10 sounds, in the order you say them
ɪshort i×3nnddffæshort attɡgəschwa×2bbll

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Questions

“indefatigable”, answered

How do you pronounce “indefatigable”?

“indefatigable” is pronounced /ˌɪndɪˈfætɪɡəbəl/ (in-di-FA-ti-guh-buhl) in American English and /ɪndɪfatɪɡəbəl/ in British English — 6 syllables, stressed on “at”. Build it as in-def-AT-ig-ab-le, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “indefatigable” have?

6: in · def · at · ig · ab · le. The beat lands on the third, “at”.

Is “indefatigable” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˌɪndɪˈfætɪɡəbəl/ (in-di-FA-ti-guh-buhl); British English says /ɪndɪfatɪɡəbəl/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “indefatigable” mean?

As an adjective: showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality For example: “an indefatigable advocate of equal rights”

Where is the stress in “indefatigable”?

Stress the third syllable: in-def-AT-ig-ab-le. “at” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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