How to pronounce “productivity”
Say “productivity” in 5 beats
productivity
/ˌpɹoʊdəkˈtɪvəti/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /pɹɒdəktɪvɪti/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- prodpɹoʊ
- ucdək
- tivtɪstress
- itvə
- yti
- IPA (American)
- /ˌpɹoʊdəkˈtɪvəti/
- IPA (British)
- /pɹɒdəktɪvɪti/
- Also accepted
- /ˌpɹoʊdəkˈtɪvɪti/
- Respelling
- proh-duhk-TI-vuh-tee
- Syllables
- 5 — prod-uc-TIV-it-y
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: prod-uc-TIV-it-y. “tiv” 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
/ˌpɹoʊdəkˈtɪvəti/
/pɹɒdəktɪvɪti/
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What “productivity” means
- noun
the quality of being productive or having the power to produce
- noun
(economics) the ratio of the quantity and quality of units produced to the labor per unit of time
Say it in a sentence
“Productivity rose sharply once the workshop was properly heated.”“productivity”, answered
How do you pronounce “productivity”?
“productivity” is pronounced /ˌpɹoʊdəkˈtɪvəti/ (proh-duhk-TI-vuh-tee) in American English and /pɹɒdəktɪvɪti/ in British English, and /ˌpɹoʊdəkˈtɪvɪti/ is also accepted — 5 syllables, stressed on “tiv”. Build it as prod-uc-TIV-it-y, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “productivity” have?
5: prod · uc · tiv · it · y. The beat lands on the third, “tiv”.
Is “productivity” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌpɹoʊdəkˈtɪvəti/ (proh-duhk-TI-vuh-tee); British English says /pɹɒdəktɪvɪti/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “productivity” mean?
As a noun: the quality of being productive or having the power to produce For example: “Productivity rose sharply once the workshop was properly heated.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “productivity”?
Stress the third syllable: prod-uc-TIV-it-y. “tiv” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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