How to pronounce “purportedly”
Say “purportedly” in 4 beats
purportedly
/pɚˈpɔɹtɪdˌli/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /pəpɔːtɪdli/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- purpɚ
- porpɔɹstress
- tedtɪd
- lyli
- IPA (American)
- /pɚˈpɔɹtɪdˌli/
- IPA (British)
- /pəpɔːtɪdli/
- Respelling
- puh-PAWR-tid-lee
- Syllables
- 4 — pur-POR-ted-ly
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: pur-POR-ted-ly. “por” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adverb
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/pɚˈpɔɹtɪdˌli/
/pəpɔːtɪdli/
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What “purportedly” means
- adverb
believed or reputed to be the case
Say it in a sentence
“The recipe was purportedly written by his great-grandmother.”“purportedly”, answered
How do you pronounce “purportedly”?
“purportedly” is pronounced /pɚˈpɔɹtɪdˌli/ (puh-PAWR-tid-lee) in American English and /pəpɔːtɪdli/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “por”. Build it as pur-POR-ted-ly, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “purportedly” have?
4: pur · por · ted · ly. The beat lands on the second, “por”.
Is “purportedly” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /pɚˈpɔɹtɪdˌli/ (puh-PAWR-tid-lee); British English says /pəpɔːtɪdli/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “purportedly” mean?
As an adverb: believed or reputed to be the case For example: “The recipe was purportedly written by his great-grandmother.”
Where is the stress in “purportedly”?
Stress the second syllable: pur-POR-ted-ly. “por” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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