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How to pronounce “industrious”

“industrious” is pronounced /ˌɪnˈdʌstɹiəs/ (in-DU-stree-uhs) in American English and /ɪndʌstɹiəs/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “dʌ”.
The sound

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industrious

/ˌɪnˈdʌstɹiəs/

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

4 beats
  1. ɪnɪn
  2. dʌdʌstress
  3. stɹistɹi
  4. əsəs
IPA (American)
/ˌɪnˈdʌstɹiəs/
IPA (British)
/ɪndʌstɹiəs/
Respelling
in-DU-stree-uhs
Syllables
4 — ɪn-DɅ-stɹi-əs
Stress
Stress the second syllable: ɪn-DɅ-stɹi-əs. “dʌ” 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

/ˌɪnˈdʌstɹiəs/

British

/ɪndʌstɹiəs/

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Meaning

What “industrious” means

  1. adjective

    characterized by hard work and perseverance

  2. adjective

    working hard to promote an enterprise

Say it in a sentence

“The most industrious pupil in the class sat at the back.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

8 sounds, in the order you say them
ɪshort innddʌshort uss×2ttɹrɪəear

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Questions

“industrious”, answered

How do you pronounce “industrious”?

“industrious” is pronounced /ˌɪnˈdʌstɹiəs/ (in-DU-stree-uhs) in American English and /ɪndʌstɹiəs/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “dʌ”. Build it as ɪn-DɅ-stɹi-əs, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “industrious” have?

4: ɪn · dʌ · stɹi · əs. The beat lands on the second, “dʌ”.

Is “industrious” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˌɪnˈdʌstɹiəs/ (in-DU-stree-uhs); British English says /ɪndʌstɹiəs/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “industrious” mean?

As an adjective: characterized by hard work and perseverance For example: “The most industrious pupil in the class sat at the back.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “industrious”?

Stress the second syllable: ɪn-DɅ-stɹi-əs. “dʌ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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