How to pronounce “majority”
Say “majority” in 4 beats
majority
/məˈdʒɔɹəti/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /mədʒɒɹɪti/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- majmə
- ordʒɔstress
- itɹə
- yti
- IPA (American)
- /məˈdʒɔɹəti/
- IPA (British)
- /mədʒɒɹɪti/
- Respelling
- muh-JAW-ruh-tee
- Syllables
- 4 — maj-OR-it-y
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: maj-OR-it-y. “or” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/məˈdʒɔɹəti/
/mədʒɒɹɪti/
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What “majority” means
- noun
the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part
“the majority of his customers prefer it”
- noun
(elections) more than half of the votes
- noun
the age at which persons are considered competent to manage their own affairs
Say it in a sentence
“The majority of the audience stayed for the second half.”“majority”, answered
How do you pronounce “majority”?
“majority” is pronounced /məˈdʒɔɹəti/ (muh-JAW-ruh-tee) in American English and /mədʒɒɹɪti/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “or”. Build it as maj-OR-it-y, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “majority” have?
4: maj · or · it · y. The beat lands on the second, “or”.
Is “majority” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /məˈdʒɔɹəti/ (muh-JAW-ruh-tee); British English says /mədʒɒɹɪti/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “majority” mean?
As a noun: the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part For example: “the majority of his customers prefer it” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “majority”?
Stress the second syllable: maj-OR-it-y. “or” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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