How to pronounce “organic”
Say “organic” in 3 beats
organic
/ɔɹˈɡænɪk/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɔːɡanɪk/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- orɔɹ
- ganɡæstress
- icnɪk
- IPA (American)
- /ɔɹˈɡænɪk/
- IPA (British)
- /ɔːɡanɪk/
- Respelling
- awr-GA-nik
- Syllables
- 3 — or-GAN-ic
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: or-GAN-ic. “gan” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ɔɹˈɡænɪk/
/ɔːɡanɪk/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “organic” means
- noun
a fertilizer that is derived from animal or vegetable matter
- adjective
relating or belonging to the class of chemical compounds having a carbon basis
“hydrocarbons are organic compounds”
- adjective
being or relating to or derived from or having properties characteristic of living organisms
“organic life”
Say it in a sentence
“The farm switched to organic methods about a decade ago.”“organic”, answered
How do you pronounce “organic”?
“organic” is pronounced /ɔɹˈɡænɪk/ (awr-GA-nik) in American English and /ɔːɡanɪk/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “gan”. Build it as or-GAN-ic, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “organic” have?
3: or · gan · ic. The beat lands on the second, “gan”.
Is “organic” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɔɹˈɡænɪk/ (awr-GA-nik); British English says /ɔːɡanɪk/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “organic” mean?
As a noun: a fertilizer that is derived from animal or vegetable matter For example: “The farm switched to organic methods about a decade ago.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “organic”?
Stress the second syllable: or-GAN-ic. “gan” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Now say “organic” and see every sound
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