How to pronounce “integrity”
Say “integrity” in 4 beats
integrity
/ˌɪnˈtɛɡɹəti/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɪntɛɡɹɪti/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- inɪn
- tegtɛstress
- ritɡɹə
- yti
- IPA (American)
- /ˌɪnˈtɛɡɹəti/
- IPA (British)
- /ɪntɛɡɹɪti/
- Also accepted
- /ɪnˈtɛɡɹɪti/
- Respelling
- in-TE-gruh-tee
- Syllables
- 4 — in-TEG-rit-y
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: in-TEG-rit-y. “teg” 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
American and British are not the same here
/ˌɪnˈtɛɡɹəti/
/ɪntɛɡɹɪti/
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What “integrity” means
- noun
an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting
“the integrity of the nervous system is required for normal development”
- noun
moral soundness
“he expects to find in us the common honesty and integrity of men of business”
Say it in a sentence
“The integrity of the old bridge worries the engineers.”“integrity”, answered
How do you pronounce “integrity”?
“integrity” is pronounced /ˌɪnˈtɛɡɹəti/ (in-TE-gruh-tee) in American English and /ɪntɛɡɹɪti/ in British English, and /ɪnˈtɛɡɹɪti/ is also accepted — 4 syllables, stressed on “teg”. Build it as in-TEG-rit-y, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “integrity” have?
4: in · teg · rit · y. The beat lands on the second, “teg”.
Is “integrity” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌɪnˈtɛɡɹəti/ (in-TE-gruh-tee); British English says /ɪntɛɡɹɪti/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “integrity” mean?
As a noun: an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting For example: “the integrity of the nervous system is required for normal development” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “integrity”?
Stress the second syllable: in-TEG-rit-y. “teg” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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