How to pronounce “pervasive”
Say “pervasive” in 3 beats
pervasive
/pɚˈveɪsɪv/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /pəveɪsɪv/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- pɚpɚ
- veɪveɪstress
- sɪvsɪv
- IPA (American)
- /pɚˈveɪsɪv/
- IPA (British)
- /pəveɪsɪv/
- Respelling
- puh-VAY-siv
- Syllables
- 3 — pɚ-VEꞮ-sɪv
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: pɚ-VEꞮ-sɪv. “veɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/pɚˈveɪsɪv/
/pəveɪsɪv/
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What “pervasive” means
- adjective
spreading or spread throughout
“armed with permeative irony...he punctures affectations”
Say it in a sentence
“The smell of woodsmoke is pervasive in the village.”“pervasive”, answered
How do you pronounce “pervasive”?
“pervasive” is pronounced /pɚˈveɪsɪv/ (puh-VAY-siv) in American English and /pəveɪsɪv/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “veɪ”. Build it as pɚ-VEꞮ-sɪv, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “pervasive” have?
3: pɚ · veɪ · sɪv. The beat lands on the second, “veɪ”.
Is “pervasive” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /pɚˈveɪsɪv/ (puh-VAY-siv); British English says /pəveɪsɪv/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “pervasive” mean?
As an adjective: spreading or spread throughout For example: “armed with permeative irony...he punctures affectations”
Where is the stress in “pervasive”?
Stress the second syllable: pɚ-VEꞮ-sɪv. “veɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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