How to pronounce “paragraph”
Say “paragraph” in 3 beats
paragraph
/ˈpæɹəˌɡɹæf/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /paɹəɡɹaf/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- parpæstress
- agɹə
- raphɡɹæf
- IPA (American)
- /ˈpæɹəˌɡɹæf/
- IPA (British)
- /paɹəɡɹaf/
- Also accepted
- /ˈpɛɹəˌɡɹæf/
- Respelling
- PA-ruh-graf
- Syllables
- 3 — PAR-ag-raph
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: PAR-ag-raph. “par” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈpæɹəˌɡɹæf/
/paɹəɡɹaf/
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What “paragraph” means
- noun
one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line
- verb
divide into paragraphs, as of text
“This story is well paragraphed”
- verb
write about in a paragraph
“All her friends were paragraphed in last Monday's paper”
Say it in a sentence
“Cut the third paragraph and the argument gets stronger.”“paragraph”, answered
How do you pronounce “paragraph”?
“paragraph” is pronounced /ˈpæɹəˌɡɹæf/ (PA-ruh-graf) in American English and /paɹəɡɹaf/ in British English, and /ˈpɛɹəˌɡɹæf/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “par”. Build it as PAR-ag-raph, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “paragraph” have?
3: par · ag · raph. The beat lands on the first, “par”.
Is “paragraph” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈpæɹəˌɡɹæf/ (PA-ruh-graf); British English says /paɹəɡɹaf/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “paragraph” mean?
As a noun: one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line For example: “Cut the third paragraph and the argument gets stronger.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “paragraph”?
Stress the first syllable: PAR-ag-raph. “par” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Now say “paragraph” and see every sound
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