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How to pronounce “proclivity”

“proclivity” is pronounced /pɹoʊˈklɪvəti/ (proh-KLI-vuh-tee) in American English and /pɹəklɪvɪti/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “liv”.
The sound

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proclivity

/pɹoʊˈklɪvəti/

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

4 beats
  1. procpɹoʊ
  2. livklɪstress
  3. itvə
  4. yti
IPA (American)
/pɹoʊˈklɪvəti/
IPA (British)
/pɹəklɪvɪti/
Respelling
proh-KLI-vuh-tee
Syllables
4 — proc-LIV-it-y
Stress
Stress the second syllable: proc-LIV-it-y. “liv” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
noun
Difficulty
Legend — spelling and sound part company here
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/pɹoʊˈklɪvəti/

British

/pɹəklɪvɪti/

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Meaning

What “proclivity” means

  1. noun

    a natural inclination

    “he has a proclivity for exaggeration”

Say it in a sentence

“She has a proclivity for taking in stray animals.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

10 sounds, in the order you say them
ppɹroʊlong okkllɪshort ivvəschwattilong e

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Questions

“proclivity”, answered

How do you pronounce “proclivity”?

“proclivity” is pronounced /pɹoʊˈklɪvəti/ (proh-KLI-vuh-tee) in American English and /pɹəklɪvɪti/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “liv”. Build it as proc-LIV-it-y, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “proclivity” have?

4: proc · liv · it · y. The beat lands on the second, “liv”.

Is “proclivity” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /pɹoʊˈklɪvəti/ (proh-KLI-vuh-tee); British English says /pɹəklɪvɪti/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “proclivity” mean?

As a noun: a natural inclination For example: “he has a proclivity for exaggeration”

Where is the stress in “proclivity”?

Stress the second syllable: proc-LIV-it-y. “liv” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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