How to pronounce “paradoxically”
Say “paradoxically” in 5 beats
paradoxically
/ˌpɛɹəˈdɑksəkli/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /paɹədɒksɪkli/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- pɛpɛ
- ɹəɹə
- dɑkdɑkstress
- səsə
- klikli
- IPA (American)
- /ˌpɛɹəˈdɑksəkli/
- IPA (British)
- /paɹədɒksɪkli/
- Also accepted
- /ˌpɛɹəˈdɑksəkəli/
- Respelling
- pe-ruh-DAHK-suh-klee
- Syllables
- 5 — pɛ-ɹə-DⱭK-sə-kli
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: pɛ-ɹə-DⱭK-sə-kli. “dɑk” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adverb
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ˌpɛɹəˈdɑksəkli/
/paɹədɒksɪkli/
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What “paradoxically” means
- adverb
in a paradoxical manner
“paradoxically, ice ages seem to occur when the sun gets hotter”
Say it in a sentence
“Paradoxically, the slower route got us there much sooner.”“paradoxically”, answered
How do you pronounce “paradoxically”?
“paradoxically” is pronounced /ˌpɛɹəˈdɑksəkli/ (pe-ruh-DAHK-suh-klee) in American English and /paɹədɒksɪkli/ in British English, and /ˌpɛɹəˈdɑksəkəli/ is also accepted — 5 syllables, stressed on “dɑk”. Build it as pɛ-ɹə-DⱭK-sə-kli, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “paradoxically” have?
5: pɛ · ɹə · dɑk · sə · kli. The beat lands on the third, “dɑk”.
Is “paradoxically” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌpɛɹəˈdɑksəkli/ (pe-ruh-DAHK-suh-klee); British English says /paɹədɒksɪkli/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “paradoxically” mean?
As an adverb: in a paradoxical manner For example: “paradoxically, ice ages seem to occur when the sun gets hotter”
Where is the stress in “paradoxically”?
Stress the third syllable: pɛ-ɹə-DⱭK-sə-kli. “dɑk” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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