How to pronounce “panacea”
Say “panacea” in 4 beats
panacea
/ˌpænəˈsiə/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˌpanəˈsiːə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- pæpæ
- nənə
- sisistress
- əə
- IPA (American)
- /ˌpænəˈsiə/
- IPA (British)
- /ˌpanəˈsiːə/
- Respelling
- pan-uh-SEE-uh
- Syllables
- 4 — pæ-nə-SI-ə
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: pæ-nə-SI-ə. “si” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ˌpænəˈsiə/
/ˌpanəˈsiːə/
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Where “panacea” goes wrong
- Often heard
“pan-uh-KEE-uh”
the c is soft here: pan-uh-SEE-uh
What “panacea” means
- noun
(Greek mythology) the goddess of healing; daughter of Aesculapius and sister of Hygeia
- noun
hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists
Say it in a sentence
“More funding is helpful but it is not a panacea.”“panacea”, answered
How do you pronounce “panacea”?
“panacea” is pronounced /ˌpænəˈsiə/ (pan-uh-SEE-uh) in American English and /ˌpanəˈsiːə/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “si”. Build it as pæ-nə-SI-ə, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “panacea” have?
4: pæ · nə · si · ə. The beat lands on the third, “si”.
Is “panacea” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌpænəˈsiə/ (pan-uh-SEE-uh); British English says /ˌpanəˈsiːə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “panacea” mean?
As a noun: (Greek mythology) the goddess of healing; daughter of Aesculapius and sister of Hygeia For example: “More funding is helpful but it is not a panacea.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “panacea”?
Stress the third syllable: pæ-nə-SI-ə. “si” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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