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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “prototype”

“prototype” is pronounced /ˈpɹoʊtəˌtaɪp/ (PROH-tuh-typ) in American English and /pɹəʊtəʊtaɪp/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “pɹoʊ”.
The sound

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prototype

/ˈpɹoʊtəˌtaɪp/

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

3 beats
  1. pɹoʊpɹoʊstress
  2. tətə
  3. taɪptaɪp
IPA (American)
/ˈpɹoʊtəˌtaɪp/
IPA (British)
/pɹəʊtəʊtaɪp/
Respelling
PROH-tuh-typ
Syllables
3 — PɹOƱ-tə-taɪp
Stress
Stress the first syllable: PɹOƱ-tə-taɪp. “pɹoʊ” 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
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈpɹoʊtəˌtaɪp/

British

/pɹəʊtəʊtaɪp/

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Meaning

What “prototype” means

  1. noun

    a standard or typical example

    “he is the prototype of good breeding”

Say it in a sentence

“The first prototype was built from scrap in a weekend.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
pp×2ɹroʊlong ott×2əschwaaɪlong i

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Questions

“prototype”, answered

How do you pronounce “prototype”?

“prototype” is pronounced /ˈpɹoʊtəˌtaɪp/ (PROH-tuh-typ) in American English and /pɹəʊtəʊtaɪp/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “pɹoʊ”. Build it as PɹOƱ-tə-taɪp, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “prototype” have?

3: pɹoʊ · tə · taɪp. The beat lands on the first, “pɹoʊ”.

Is “prototype” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈpɹoʊtəˌtaɪp/ (PROH-tuh-typ); British English says /pɹəʊtəʊtaɪp/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “prototype” mean?

As a noun: a standard or typical example For example: “he is the prototype of good breeding”

Where is the stress in “prototype”?

Stress the first syllable: PɹOƱ-tə-taɪp. “pɹoʊ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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