How to pronounce “lethargic”
Say “lethargic” in 3 beats
lethargic
/ləˈθɑɹdʒɪk/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /lɛθɑːdʒɪk/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- letlə
- harθɑɹstress
- gicdʒɪk
- IPA (American)
- /ləˈθɑɹdʒɪk/
- IPA (British)
- /lɛθɑːdʒɪk/
- Respelling
- luh-THAHR-jik
- Syllables
- 3 — let-HAR-gic
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: let-HAR-gic. “har” 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
American and British are not the same here
/ləˈθɑɹdʒɪk/
/lɛθɑːdʒɪk/
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What “lethargic” means
- adjective
deficient in alertness or activity
“bullfrogs became lethargic with the first cold nights”
Say it in a sentence
“The heat left everyone lethargic by the middle of the afternoon.”“lethargic”, answered
How do you pronounce “lethargic”?
“lethargic” is pronounced /ləˈθɑɹdʒɪk/ (luh-THAHR-jik) in American English and /lɛθɑːdʒɪk/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “har”. Build it as let-HAR-gic, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “lethargic” have?
3: let · har · gic. The beat lands on the second, “har”.
Is “lethargic” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ləˈθɑɹdʒɪk/ (luh-THAHR-jik); British English says /lɛθɑːdʒɪk/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “lethargic” mean?
As an adjective: deficient in alertness or activity For example: “bullfrogs became lethargic with the first cold nights”
Where is the stress in “lethargic”?
Stress the second syllable: let-HAR-gic. “har” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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