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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “opaque”

“opaque” is pronounced /oʊˈpeɪk/ (oh-PAYK) in American English and /əʊpeɪk/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “peɪk”.
The sound

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opaque

/oʊˈpeɪk/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /əʊpeɪk/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

2 beats
  1. oʊoʊ
  2. peɪkpeɪkstress
IPA (American)
/oʊˈpeɪk/
IPA (British)
/əʊpeɪk/
Respelling
oh-PAYK
Syllables
2 — oʊ-PEꞮK
Stress
Stress the second syllable: oʊ-PEꞮK. “peɪk” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
adjective
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/oʊˈpeɪk/

British

/əʊpeɪk/

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Meaning

What “opaque” means

  1. adjective

    not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight

    “opaque windows of the jail”

  2. adjective

    not clearly understood or expressed

Say it in a sentence

“The glass in the bathroom door is deliberately opaque.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

4 sounds, in the order you say them
oʊlong oppeɪlong akk

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Questions

“opaque”, answered

How do you pronounce “opaque”?

“opaque” is pronounced /oʊˈpeɪk/ (oh-PAYK) in American English and /əʊpeɪk/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “peɪk”. Build it as oʊ-PEꞮK, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “opaque” have?

2: oʊ · peɪk. The beat lands on the second, “peɪk”.

Is “opaque” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /oʊˈpeɪk/ (oh-PAYK); British English says /əʊpeɪk/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “opaque” mean?

As an adjective: not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight For example: “opaque windows of the jail” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “opaque”?

Stress the second syllable: oʊ-PEꞮK. “peɪk” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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