How to pronounce “profitability”
Say “profitability” in 6 beats
profitability
/ˌpɹɑfɪtəˈbɪlɪti/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /pɹɒfɪtəbɪlɪti/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- profpɹɑ
- itfɪ
- abtə
- ilbɪstress
- itlɪ
- yti
- IPA (American)
- /ˌpɹɑfɪtəˈbɪlɪti/
- IPA (British)
- /pɹɒfɪtəbɪlɪti/
- Respelling
- prah-fi-tuh-BI-li-tee
- Syllables
- 6 — prof-it-ab-IL-it-y
- Stress
- Stress the fourth syllable: prof-it-ab-IL-it-y. “il” 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
/ˌpɹɑfɪtəˈbɪlɪti/
/pɹɒfɪtəbɪlɪti/
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What “profitability” means
- noun
the quality of affording gain or benefit or profit
Say it in a sentence
“Profitability improved once we stopped the smallest product line.”“profitability”, answered
How do you pronounce “profitability”?
“profitability” is pronounced /ˌpɹɑfɪtəˈbɪlɪti/ (prah-fi-tuh-BI-li-tee) in American English and /pɹɒfɪtəbɪlɪti/ in British English — 6 syllables, stressed on “il”. Build it as prof-it-ab-IL-it-y, then run the fourth syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “profitability” have?
6: prof · it · ab · il · it · y. The beat lands on the fourth, “il”.
Is “profitability” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌpɹɑfɪtəˈbɪlɪti/ (prah-fi-tuh-BI-li-tee); British English says /pɹɒfɪtəbɪlɪti/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “profitability” mean?
As a noun: the quality of affording gain or benefit or profit For example: “Profitability improved once we stopped the smallest product line.”
Where is the stress in “profitability”?
Stress the fourth syllable: prof-it-ab-IL-it-y. “il” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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