How to pronounce “prevalent”
Say “prevalent” in 3 beats
prevalent
/ˈpɹɛvələnt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /pɹɛvələnt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- prevpɹɛstress
- alvə
- entlənt
- IPA (American)
- /ˈpɹɛvələnt/
- IPA (British)
- /pɹɛvələnt/
- Respelling
- PRE-vuh-luhnt
- Syllables
- 3 — PREV-al-ent
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: PREV-al-ent. “prev” 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
/ˈpɹɛvələnt/
/pɹɛvələnt/
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What “prevalent” means
- adjective
most frequent or common
“prevailing winds”
Say it in a sentence
“Woodworm is prevalent in the beams of these old cottages.”“prevalent”, answered
How do you pronounce “prevalent”?
“prevalent” is pronounced /ˈpɹɛvələnt/ (PRE-vuh-luhnt) in American English and /pɹɛvələnt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “prev”. Build it as PREV-al-ent, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “prevalent” have?
3: prev · al · ent. The beat lands on the first, “prev”.
Is “prevalent” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈpɹɛvələnt/ (PRE-vuh-luhnt); British English says /pɹɛvələnt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “prevalent” mean?
As an adjective: most frequent or common For example: “prevailing winds”
Where is the stress in “prevalent”?
Stress the first syllable: PREV-al-ent. “prev” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Now say “prevalent” and see every sound
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