How to pronounce “occupancy”
Say “occupancy” in 4 beats
occupancy
/ˈɑkjəpənsi/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɒkjʊpənsi/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ocɑstress
- cupkjə
- anpən
- cysi
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɑkjəpənsi/
- IPA (British)
- /ɒkjʊpənsi/
- Respelling
- AH-kyuh-puhn-see
- Syllables
- 4 — OC-cup-an-cy
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: OC-cup-an-cy. “oc” 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
/ˈɑkjəpənsi/
/ɒkjʊpənsi/
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What “occupancy” means
- noun
an act of being a tenant or occupant
- noun
the act of occupying or taking possession of a building
“occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal”
Say it in a sentence
“Occupancy of the flat begins on the first of June.”“occupancy”, answered
How do you pronounce “occupancy”?
“occupancy” is pronounced /ˈɑkjəpənsi/ (AH-kyuh-puhn-see) in American English and /ɒkjʊpənsi/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “oc”. Build it as OC-cup-an-cy, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “occupancy” have?
4: oc · cup · an · cy. The beat lands on the first, “oc”.
Is “occupancy” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈɑkjəpənsi/ (AH-kyuh-puhn-see); British English says /ɒkjʊpənsi/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “occupancy” mean?
As a noun: an act of being a tenant or occupant For example: “Occupancy of the flat begins on the first of June.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “occupancy”?
Stress the first syllable: OC-cup-an-cy. “oc” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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