How to pronounce “personality”
Say “personality” in 5 beats
personality
/ˌpɝsəˈnælɪti/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /pɜːsənalɪti/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- perpɝ
- sonsə
- alnæstress
- itlɪ
- yti
- IPA (American)
- /ˌpɝsəˈnælɪti/
- IPA (British)
- /pɜːsənalɪti/
- Respelling
- pur-suh-NA-li-tee
- Syllables
- 5 — per-son-AL-it-y
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: per-son-AL-it-y. “al” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˌpɝsəˈnælɪti/
/pɜːsənalɪti/
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What “personality” means
- noun
the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual
“their different reactions reflected their very different personalities”
- noun
a person of considerable prominence
“she is a Hollywood personality”
Say it in a sentence
“His warm personality makes him very easy to work with.”“personality”, answered
How do you pronounce “personality”?
“personality” is pronounced /ˌpɝsəˈnælɪti/ (pur-suh-NA-li-tee) in American English and /pɜːsənalɪti/ in British English — 5 syllables, stressed on “al”. Build it as per-son-AL-it-y, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “personality” have?
5: per · son · al · it · y. The beat lands on the third, “al”.
Is “personality” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌpɝsəˈnælɪti/ (pur-suh-NA-li-tee); British English says /pɜːsənalɪti/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “personality” mean?
As a noun: the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual For example: “their different reactions reflected their very different personalities” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “personality”?
Stress the third syllable: per-son-AL-it-y. “al” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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