How to pronounce “proprietary”
Say “proprietary” in 5 beats
proprietary
/pɹəˈpɹaɪəˌtɛɹi/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /pɹəpɹaɪətəɹi/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- pɹəpɹə
- pɹaɪpɹaɪstress
- əə
- tɛtɛ
- ɹiɹi
- IPA (American)
- /pɹəˈpɹaɪəˌtɛɹi/
- IPA (British)
- /pɹəpɹaɪətəɹi/
- Respelling
- pruh-PRY-uh-te-ree
- Syllables
- 5 — pɹə-PɹAꞮ-ə-tɛ-ɹi
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: pɹə-PɹAꞮ-ə-tɛ-ɹi. “pɹaɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/pɹəˈpɹaɪəˌtɛɹi/
/pɹəpɹaɪətəɹi/
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What “proprietary” means
- noun
an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits
- adjective
protected by trademark or patent or copyright; made or produced or distributed by one having exclusive rights
“`Tylenol' is a proprietary drug of which `acetaminophen' is the generic form”
Say it in a sentence
“The format is proprietary, which makes the data hard to move.”“proprietary”, answered
How do you pronounce “proprietary”?
“proprietary” is pronounced /pɹəˈpɹaɪəˌtɛɹi/ (pruh-PRY-uh-te-ree) in American English and /pɹəpɹaɪətəɹi/ in British English — 5 syllables, stressed on “pɹaɪ”. Build it as pɹə-PɹAꞮ-ə-tɛ-ɹi, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “proprietary” have?
5: pɹə · pɹaɪ · ə · tɛ · ɹi. The beat lands on the second, “pɹaɪ”.
Is “proprietary” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /pɹəˈpɹaɪəˌtɛɹi/ (pruh-PRY-uh-te-ree); British English says /pɹəpɹaɪətəɹi/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “proprietary” mean?
As a noun: an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits For example: “The format is proprietary, which makes the data hard to move.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “proprietary”?
Stress the second syllable: pɹə-PɹAꞮ-ə-tɛ-ɹi. “pɹaɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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