How to pronounce “prioritise”
Say “prioritise” in 4 beats
prioritise
/pɹaɪˈɔɹəˌtaɪz/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /pɹaɪˈɒɹɪtaɪz/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- priorpɹaɪ
- itɔstress
- isɹə
- etaɪz
- IPA (American)
- /pɹaɪˈɔɹəˌtaɪz/
- IPA (British)
- /pɹaɪˈɒɹɪtaɪz/
- Respelling
- pry-OR-uh-tyze
- Syllables
- 4 — prior-IT-is-e
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: prior-IT-is-e. “it” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/pɹaɪˈɔɹəˌtaɪz/
/pɹaɪˈɒɹɪtaɪz/
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Where “prioritise” goes wrong
- Often heard
“PRY-or-it-yze”
the stress is on OR, the second syllable
What “prioritise” means
- verb
assign a priority to
“we have too many things to do and must prioritize”
Say it in a sentence
“We had to prioritise the repairs that could not wait.”“prioritise”, answered
How do you pronounce “prioritise”?
“prioritise” is pronounced /pɹaɪˈɔɹəˌtaɪz/ (pry-OR-uh-tyze) in American English and /pɹaɪˈɒɹɪtaɪz/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “it”. Build it as prior-IT-is-e, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “prioritise” have?
4: prior · it · is · e. The beat lands on the second, “it”.
Is “prioritise” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /pɹaɪˈɔɹəˌtaɪz/ (pry-OR-uh-tyze); British English says /pɹaɪˈɒɹɪtaɪz/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “prioritise” mean?
As a verb: assign a priority to For example: “we have too many things to do and must prioritize”
Where is the stress in “prioritise”?
Stress the second syllable: prior-IT-is-e. “it” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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