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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “individualistic”

“individualistic” is pronounced /ˌɪndɪˌvɪdʒuəˈlɪstɪk/ (in-di-vi-joo-uh-LI-stik) in American English and /ɪndɪvɪdʒuːəlɪstɪk/ in British English — 7 syllables, stressed on “lɪ”.
The sound

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individualistic

/ˌɪndɪˌvɪdʒuəˈlɪstɪk/

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

7 beats
  1. ɪnɪn
  2. dɪdɪ
  3. vɪvɪ
  4. dʒudʒu
  5. əə
  6. lɪlɪstress
  7. stɪkstɪk
IPA (American)
/ˌɪndɪˌvɪdʒuəˈlɪstɪk/
IPA (British)
/ɪndɪvɪdʒuːəlɪstɪk/
Respelling
in-di-vi-joo-uh-LI-stik
Syllables
7 — ɪn-dɪ-vɪ-dʒu-ə-LꞮ-stɪk
Stress
Stress the sixth syllable: ɪn-dɪ-vɪ-dʒu-ə-LꞮ-stɪk. “lɪ” 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

/ˌɪndɪˌvɪdʒuəˈlɪstɪk/

British

/ɪndɪvɪdʒuːəlɪstɪk/

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Meaning

What “individualistic” means

  1. adjective

    marked by or expressing individuality

    “an individualistic way of dressing”

  2. adjective

    with minimally restricted freedom in commerce

Say it in a sentence

“Their approach is individualistic and hard to teach in groups.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

11 sounds, in the order you say them
ɪshort i×5nnddvvdʒjulong ooəschwallssttkk

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Questions

“individualistic”, answered

How do you pronounce “individualistic”?

“individualistic” is pronounced /ˌɪndɪˌvɪdʒuəˈlɪstɪk/ (in-di-vi-joo-uh-LI-stik) in American English and /ɪndɪvɪdʒuːəlɪstɪk/ in British English — 7 syllables, stressed on “lɪ”. Build it as ɪn-dɪ-vɪ-dʒu-ə-LꞮ-stɪk, then run the sixth syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “individualistic” have?

7: ɪn · dɪ · vɪ · dʒu · ə · lɪ · stɪk. The beat lands on the sixth, “lɪ”.

Is “individualistic” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˌɪndɪˌvɪdʒuəˈlɪstɪk/ (in-di-vi-joo-uh-LI-stik); British English says /ɪndɪvɪdʒuːəlɪstɪk/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “individualistic” mean?

As an adjective: marked by or expressing individuality For example: “an individualistic way of dressing” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “individualistic”?

Stress the sixth syllable: ɪn-dɪ-vɪ-dʒu-ə-LꞮ-stɪk. “lɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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