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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “juxtapose”

“juxtapose” is pronounced /ˌdʒʌkstəˈpoʊz/ (juk-stuh-POHZ) in American English and /dʒʌkstɐpəʊz/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “poʊz”.
The sound

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juxtapose

/ˌdʒʌkstəˈpoʊz/

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

3 beats
  1. dʒʌkdʒʌk
  2. stəstə
  3. poʊzpoʊzstress
IPA (American)
/ˌdʒʌkstəˈpoʊz/
IPA (British)
/dʒʌkstɐpəʊz/
Respelling
juk-stuh-POHZ
Syllables
3 — dʒʌk-stə-POƱZ
Stress
Stress the third syllable: dʒʌk-stə-POƱZ. “poʊz” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
verb
Difficulty
Legend — spelling and sound part company here
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˌdʒʌkstəˈpoʊz/

British

/dʒʌkstɐpəʊz/

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Meaning

What “juxtapose” means

  1. verb

    place side by side

    “The fauvists juxtaposed strong colors”

Say it in a sentence

“The gallery likes to juxtapose old portraits with new photographs.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

9 sounds, in the order you say them
dʒjʌshort ukkssttəschwappoʊlong ozz

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Questions

“juxtapose”, answered

How do you pronounce “juxtapose”?

“juxtapose” is pronounced /ˌdʒʌkstəˈpoʊz/ (juk-stuh-POHZ) in American English and /dʒʌkstɐpəʊz/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “poʊz”. Build it as dʒʌk-stə-POƱZ, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “juxtapose” have?

3: dʒʌk · stə · poʊz. The beat lands on the third, “poʊz”.

Is “juxtapose” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˌdʒʌkstəˈpoʊz/ (juk-stuh-POHZ); British English says /dʒʌkstɐpəʊz/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “juxtapose” mean?

As a verb: place side by side For example: “The fauvists juxtaposed strong colors”

Where is the stress in “juxtapose”?

Stress the third syllable: dʒʌk-stə-POƱZ. “poʊz” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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