How to pronounce “payable”
Say “payable” in 3 beats
payable
/ˈpeɪəbəl/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /peɪəbəl/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- peɪpeɪstress
- əə
- bəlbəl
- IPA (American)
- /ˈpeɪəbəl/
- IPA (British)
- /peɪəbəl/
- Respelling
- PAY-uh-buhl
- Syllables
- 3 — PEꞮ-ə-bəl
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: PEꞮ-ə-bəl. “peɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈpeɪəbəl/
/peɪəbəl/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “payable” means
- noun
a liability account showing how much is owed for goods and services purchased on credit
“the problem was to match receivables and payables in the same currency”
- adjective
subject to or requiring payment especially as specified
“a collectible bill”
Say it in a sentence
“The payable is due at the end of the quarter.”“payable”, answered
How do you pronounce “payable”?
“payable” is pronounced /ˈpeɪəbəl/ (PAY-uh-buhl) in American English and /peɪəbəl/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “peɪ”. Build it as PEꞮ-ə-bəl, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “payable” have?
3: peɪ · ə · bəl. The beat lands on the first, “peɪ”.
Is “payable” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈpeɪəbəl/ (PAY-uh-buhl); British English says /peɪəbəl/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “payable” mean?
As a noun: a liability account showing how much is owed for goods and services purchased on credit For example: “the problem was to match receivables and payables in the same currency” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “payable”?
Stress the first syllable: PEꞮ-ə-bəl. “peɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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