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How to pronounce “insipid”

“insipid” is pronounced /ˌɪnˈsɪpəd/ (in-SI-puhd) in American English and /ɪnsɪpɪd/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “sip”.
The sound

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insipid

/ˌɪnˈsɪpəd/

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

3 beats
  1. inɪn
  2. sipsɪstress
  3. idpəd
IPA (American)
/ˌɪnˈsɪpəd/
IPA (British)
/ɪnsɪpɪd/
Respelling
in-SI-puhd
Syllables
3 — in-SIP-id
Stress
Stress the second syllable: in-SIP-id. “sip” 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

/ˌɪnˈsɪpəd/

British

/ɪnsɪpɪd/

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Meaning

What “insipid” means

  1. adjective

    lacking taste or flavor or tang

    “a bland diet”

  2. adjective

    lacking interest or significance or impact

    “an insipid personality”

Say it in a sentence

“The soup was insipid until somebody found the pepper.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
ɪshort i×2nnssppəschwadd

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Questions

“insipid”, answered

How do you pronounce “insipid”?

“insipid” is pronounced /ˌɪnˈsɪpəd/ (in-SI-puhd) in American English and /ɪnsɪpɪd/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “sip”. Build it as in-SIP-id, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “insipid” have?

3: in · sip · id. The beat lands on the second, “sip”.

Is “insipid” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˌɪnˈsɪpəd/ (in-SI-puhd); British English says /ɪnsɪpɪd/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “insipid” mean?

As an adjective: lacking taste or flavor or tang For example: “a bland diet” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “insipid”?

Stress the second syllable: in-SIP-id. “sip” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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