How to pronounce “priority”
Say “priority” in 4 beats
priority
/pɹaɪˈɔɹəti/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /pɹaɪɒɹɪti/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- pɹaɪpɹaɪ
- ɔɔstress
- ɹəɹə
- titi
- IPA (American)
- /pɹaɪˈɔɹəti/
- IPA (British)
- /pɹaɪɒɹɪti/
- Respelling
- pry-AW-ruh-tee
- Syllables
- 4 — pɹaɪ-Ɔ-ɹə-ti
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: pɹaɪ-Ɔ-ɹə-ti. “ɔ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall 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
/pɹaɪˈɔɹəti/
/pɹaɪɒɹɪti/
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What “priority” means
- noun
status established in order of importance or urgency
“...its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals”
- noun
preceding in time
Say it in a sentence
“Fixing the roof is our first priority before the winter.”“priority”, answered
How do you pronounce “priority”?
“priority” is pronounced /pɹaɪˈɔɹəti/ (pry-AW-ruh-tee) in American English and /pɹaɪɒɹɪti/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “ɔ”. Build it as pɹaɪ-Ɔ-ɹə-ti, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “priority” have?
4: pɹaɪ · ɔ · ɹə · ti. The beat lands on the second, “ɔ”.
Is “priority” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /pɹaɪˈɔɹəti/ (pry-AW-ruh-tee); British English says /pɹaɪɒɹɪti/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “priority” mean?
As a noun: status established in order of importance or urgency For example: “...its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “priority”?
Stress the second syllable: pɹaɪ-Ɔ-ɹə-ti. “ɔ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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