How to pronounce “plaintiff”
Say “plaintiff” in 2 beats
plaintiff
/ˈpleɪntəf/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /pleɪntɪf/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- plainpleɪnstress
- tifftəf
- IPA (American)
- /ˈpleɪntəf/
- IPA (British)
- /pleɪntɪf/
- Also accepted
- /ˈpleɪnəf/
- Respelling
- PLAYN-tuhf
- Syllables
- 2 — PLAIN-tiff
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: PLAIN-tiff. “plain” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈpleɪntəf/
/pleɪntɪf/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “plaintiff” means
- noun
a person who brings an action in a court of law
Say it in a sentence
“The plaintiff asked only for the repair costs.”“plaintiff”, answered
How do you pronounce “plaintiff”?
“plaintiff” is pronounced /ˈpleɪntəf/ (PLAYN-tuhf) in American English and /pleɪntɪf/ in British English, and /ˈpleɪnəf/ is also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “plain”. Build it as PLAIN-tiff, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “plaintiff” have?
2: plain · tiff. The beat lands on the first, “plain”.
Is “plaintiff” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈpleɪntəf/ (PLAYN-tuhf); British English says /pleɪntɪf/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “plaintiff” mean?
As a noun: a person who brings an action in a court of law For example: “The plaintiff asked only for the repair costs.”
Where is the stress in “plaintiff”?
Stress the first syllable: PLAIN-tiff. “plain” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “plaintiff” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.