How to pronounce “pedantic”
Say “pedantic” in 3 beats
pedantic
/pəˈdæntɪk/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /pɛdantɪk/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- pedpə
- andænstress
- tictɪk
- IPA (American)
- /pəˈdæntɪk/
- IPA (British)
- /pɛdantɪk/
- Respelling
- puh-DAN-tik
- Syllables
- 3 — ped-AN-tic
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ped-AN-tic. “an” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/pəˈdæntɪk/
/pɛdantɪk/
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What “pedantic” means
- adjective
marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects
Say it in a sentence
“He can be pedantic about the difference between those two words.”“pedantic”, answered
How do you pronounce “pedantic”?
“pedantic” is pronounced /pəˈdæntɪk/ (puh-DAN-tik) in American English and /pɛdantɪk/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “an”. Build it as ped-AN-tic, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “pedantic” have?
3: ped · an · tic. The beat lands on the second, “an”.
Is “pedantic” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /pəˈdæntɪk/ (puh-DAN-tik); British English says /pɛdantɪk/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “pedantic” mean?
As an adjective: marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects For example: “He can be pedantic about the difference between those two words.”
Where is the stress in “pedantic”?
Stress the second syllable: ped-AN-tic. “an” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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