How to pronounce “patient”
Say “patient” in 2 beats
patient
/ˈpeɪʃənt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /peɪʃənt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- patpeɪstress
- ientʃənt
- IPA (American)
- /ˈpeɪʃənt/
- IPA (British)
- /peɪʃənt/
- Respelling
- PAY-shuhnt
- Syllables
- 2 — PAT-ient
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: PAT-ient. “pat” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, adjective
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˈpeɪʃənt/
/peɪʃənt/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “patient” means
- noun
a person who requires medical care
“the number of emergency patients has grown rapidly”
- noun
the semantic role of an entity that is not the agent but is directly involved in or affected by the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
- adjective
enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance
“a patient smile”
Say it in a sentence
“The nurse stayed patient with the frightened young child.”“patient”, answered
How do you pronounce “patient”?
“patient” is pronounced /ˈpeɪʃənt/ (PAY-shuhnt) in American English and /peɪʃənt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “pat”. Build it as PAT-ient, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “patient” have?
2: pat · ient. The beat lands on the first, “pat”.
Is “patient” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈpeɪʃənt/ (PAY-shuhnt); British English says /peɪʃənt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “patient” mean?
As a noun: a person who requires medical care For example: “the number of emergency patients has grown rapidly” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “patient”?
Stress the first syllable: PAT-ient. “pat” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “patient” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.