How to pronounce “perspective”
Say “perspective” in 3 beats
perspective
/pɚˈspɛktɪv/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /pəspɛktɪv/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- pɚpɚ
- spɛkspɛkstress
- tɪvtɪv
- IPA (American)
- /pɚˈspɛktɪv/
- IPA (British)
- /pəspɛktɪv/
- Respelling
- puh-SPEK-tiv
- Syllables
- 3 — pɚ-SPƐK-tɪv
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: pɚ-SPƐK-tɪv. “spɛk” 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
/pɚˈspɛktɪv/
/pəspɛktɪv/
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What “perspective” means
- noun
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
“consider what follows from the positivist view”
- noun
the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer
Say it in a sentence
“Living abroad gave him a different perspective on his own country.”“perspective”, answered
How do you pronounce “perspective”?
“perspective” is pronounced /pɚˈspɛktɪv/ (puh-SPEK-tiv) in American English and /pəspɛktɪv/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “spɛk”. Build it as pɚ-SPƐK-tɪv, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “perspective” have?
3: pɚ · spɛk · tɪv. The beat lands on the second, “spɛk”.
Is “perspective” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /pɚˈspɛktɪv/ (puh-SPEK-tiv); British English says /pəspɛktɪv/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “perspective” mean?
As a noun: a way of regarding situations or topics etc. For example: “consider what follows from the positivist view” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “perspective”?
Stress the second syllable: pɚ-SPƐK-tɪv. “spɛk” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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