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How to pronounce “ingenuity”

“ingenuity” is pronounced /ˌɪndʒəˈnuəˌti/ (in-juh-NOO-uh-tee) in American English and /ɪndʒɪnjuːɪti/ in British English — 5 syllables, stressed on “nu”.
The sound

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ingenuity

/ˌɪndʒəˈnuəˌti/

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

5 beats
  1. ɪnɪn
  2. dʒədʒə
  3. nunustress
  4. əə
  5. titi
IPA (American)
/ˌɪndʒəˈnuəˌti/
IPA (British)
/ɪndʒɪnjuːɪti/
Respelling
in-juh-NOO-uh-tee
Syllables
5 — ɪn-dʒə-NU-ə-ti
Stress
Stress the third syllable: ɪn-dʒə-NU-ə-ti. “nu” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
noun
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˌɪndʒəˈnuəˌti/

British

/ɪndʒɪnjuːɪti/

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Meaning

What “ingenuity” means

  1. noun

    the power of creative imagination

  2. noun

    the property of being ingenious

    “a plot of great ingenuity”

Say it in a sentence

“Pure ingenuity got the piano up those narrow stairs.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

7 sounds, in the order you say them
ɪshort inn×2dʒjəschwa×2ulong oottilong e

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Questions

“ingenuity”, answered

How do you pronounce “ingenuity”?

“ingenuity” is pronounced /ˌɪndʒəˈnuəˌti/ (in-juh-NOO-uh-tee) in American English and /ɪndʒɪnjuːɪti/ in British English — 5 syllables, stressed on “nu”. Build it as ɪn-dʒə-NU-ə-ti, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “ingenuity” have?

5: ɪn · dʒə · nu · ə · ti. The beat lands on the third, “nu”.

Is “ingenuity” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˌɪndʒəˈnuəˌti/ (in-juh-NOO-uh-tee); British English says /ɪndʒɪnjuːɪti/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “ingenuity” mean?

As a noun: the power of creative imagination For example: “Pure ingenuity got the piano up those narrow stairs.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “ingenuity”?

Stress the third syllable: ɪn-dʒə-NU-ə-ti. “nu” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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