How to pronounce “presumably”
Say “presumably” in 4 beats
presumably
/pɹəˈzuməbli/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /pɹɪzjuːməbli/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- prespɹə
- umzustress
- abmə
- lybli
- IPA (American)
- /pɹəˈzuməbli/
- IPA (British)
- /pɹɪzjuːməbli/
- Also accepted
- /pɹɪˈzuməbli/
- Also accepted
- /pɹiˈzuməbli/
- Respelling
- pruh-ZOO-muh-blee
- Syllables
- 4 — pres-UM-ab-ly
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: pres-UM-ab-ly. “um” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adverb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/pɹəˈzuməbli/
/pɹɪzjuːməbli/
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What “presumably” means
- adverb
by reasonable assumption
“presumably, he missed the train”
Say it in a sentence
“Presumably the key is under the flowerpot as usual.”“presumably”, answered
How do you pronounce “presumably”?
“presumably” is pronounced /pɹəˈzuməbli/ (pruh-ZOO-muh-blee) in American English and /pɹɪzjuːməbli/ in British English, and /pɹɪˈzuməbli/ and /pɹiˈzuməbli/ are also accepted — 4 syllables, stressed on “um”. Build it as pres-UM-ab-ly, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “presumably” have?
4: pres · um · ab · ly. The beat lands on the second, “um”.
Is “presumably” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /pɹəˈzuməbli/ (pruh-ZOO-muh-blee); British English says /pɹɪzjuːməbli/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “presumably” mean?
As an adverb: by reasonable assumption For example: “presumably, he missed the train”
Where is the stress in “presumably”?
Stress the second syllable: pres-UM-ab-ly. “um” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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