How to pronounce “officious”
Say “officious” in 3 beats
officious
/əˈfɪʃəs/
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- ofə
- ficfɪstress
- iousʃəs
- IPA (American)
- /əˈfɪʃəs/
- IPA (British)
- /əˈfɪʃəs/
- Respelling
- uh-FISH-uhs
- Syllables
- 3 — of-FIC-ious
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: of-FIC-ious. “fic” 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
Where “officious” goes wrong
- Often heard
“OFF-ish-us”
the stress is on FISH; it means meddling, not official
What “officious” means
- adjective
intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
“an interfering old woman”
Say it in a sentence
“An officious clerk made us fill in the same form twice.”“officious”, answered
How do you pronounce “officious”?
“officious” is pronounced /əˈfɪʃəs/ (uh-FISH-uhs) — 3 syllables, stressed on “fic”. Build it as of-FIC-ious, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “officious” have?
3: of · fic · ious. The beat lands on the second, “fic”.
What does “officious” mean?
As an adjective: intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner For example: “an interfering old woman”
Where is the stress in “officious”?
Stress the second syllable: of-FIC-ious. “fic” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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