How to pronounce “offset”
Say “offset” in 2 beats
offset
/ɔfˈsɛt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɒfsɛt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- offɔf
- setsɛtstress
- IPA (American)
- /ɔfˈsɛt/
- IPA (British)
- /ɒfsɛt/
- Respelling
- awf-SET
- Syllables
- 2 — off-SET
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: off-SET. “set” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ɔfˈsɛt/
/ɒfsɛt/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “offset” means
- noun
the time at which something is supposed to begin
“they got an early start”
- noun
a compensating equivalent
- noun
a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips
Say it in a sentence
“A good harvest should offset the cost of the new fence.”“offset”, answered
How do you pronounce “offset”?
“offset” is pronounced /ɔfˈsɛt/ (awf-SET) in American English and /ɒfsɛt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “set”. Build it as off-SET, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “offset” have?
2: off · set. The beat lands on the second, “set”.
Is “offset” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɔfˈsɛt/ (awf-SET); British English says /ɒfsɛt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “offset” mean?
As a noun: the time at which something is supposed to begin For example: “they got an early start” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “offset”?
Stress the second syllable: off-SET. “set” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “offset” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.