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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “prerequisite”

“prerequisite” is pronounced /pɹiˈɹɛkwəzət/ (pree-RE-kwuh-zuht) in American English and /pɹiːɹɛkwɪsɪt/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “ɹɛ”.
The sound

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prerequisite

/pɹiˈɹɛkwəzət/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /pɹiːɹɛkwɪsɪt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

4 beats
  1. pɹipɹi
  2. ɹɛɹɛstress
  3. kwəkwə
  4. zətzət
IPA (American)
/pɹiˈɹɛkwəzət/
IPA (British)
/pɹiːɹɛkwɪsɪt/
Respelling
pree-RE-kwuh-zuht
Syllables
4 — pɹi-ɹƐ-kwə-zət
Stress
Stress the second syllable: pɹi-ɹƐ-kwə-zət. “ɹɛ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
noun, adjective
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/pɹiˈɹɛkwəzət/

British

/pɹiːɹɛkwɪsɪt/

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Meaning

What “prerequisite” means

  1. noun

    something that is required in advance

    “Latin was a prerequisite for admission”

  2. adjective

    required as a prior condition or course of study

Say it in a sentence

“Basic statistics is a prerequisite for this course.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

9 sounds, in the order you say them
ppɹr×2ilong eɛshort ekkwwəschwa×2zztt

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Questions

“prerequisite”, answered

How do you pronounce “prerequisite”?

“prerequisite” is pronounced /pɹiˈɹɛkwəzət/ (pree-RE-kwuh-zuht) in American English and /pɹiːɹɛkwɪsɪt/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “ɹɛ”. Build it as pɹi-ɹƐ-kwə-zət, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “prerequisite” have?

4: pɹi · ɹɛ · kwə · zət. The beat lands on the second, “ɹɛ”.

Is “prerequisite” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /pɹiˈɹɛkwəzət/ (pree-RE-kwuh-zuht); British English says /pɹiːɹɛkwɪsɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “prerequisite” mean?

As a noun: something that is required in advance For example: “Latin was a prerequisite for admission” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “prerequisite”?

Stress the second syllable: pɹi-ɹƐ-kwə-zət. “ɹɛ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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