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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “oversight”

“oversight” is pronounced /ˈoʊvɚˌsaɪt/ (OH-vuh-syt) in American English and /əʊvəsaɪt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ov”.
The sound

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oversight

/ˈoʊvɚˌsaɪt/

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

3 beats
  1. ovoʊstress
  2. ervɚ
  3. sightsaɪt
IPA (American)
/ˈoʊvɚˌsaɪt/
IPA (British)
/əʊvəsaɪt/
Respelling
OH-vuh-syt
Syllables
3 — OV-er-sight
Stress
Stress the first syllable: OV-er-sight. “ov” 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
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈoʊvɚˌsaɪt/

British

/əʊvəsaɪt/

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Meaning

What “oversight” means

  1. noun

    an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something

  2. noun

    management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group

  3. noun

    a mistake resulting from inattention

Say it in a sentence

“The error was an oversight rather than anything deliberate.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
oʊlong ovvɚschwassaɪlong itt

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Questions

“oversight”, answered

How do you pronounce “oversight”?

“oversight” is pronounced /ˈoʊvɚˌsaɪt/ (OH-vuh-syt) in American English and /əʊvəsaɪt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ov”. Build it as OV-er-sight, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “oversight” have?

3: ov · er · sight. The beat lands on the first, “ov”.

Is “oversight” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈoʊvɚˌsaɪt/ (OH-vuh-syt); British English says /əʊvəsaɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “oversight” mean?

As a noun: an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something For example: “The error was an oversight rather than anything deliberate.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “oversight”?

Stress the first syllable: OV-er-sight. “ov” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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