How to pronounce “rapidly”
Say “rapidly” in 3 beats
rapidly
/ˈɹæpədli/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɹapɪdli/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- rapɹæstress
- idpəd
- lyli
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɹæpədli/
- IPA (British)
- /ɹapɪdli/
- Respelling
- RA-puhd-lee
- Syllables
- 3 — RAP-id-ly
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: RAP-id-ly. “rap” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adverb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈɹæpədli/
/ɹapɪdli/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “rapidly” means
- adverb
with rapid movements
“he works quickly”
Say it in a sentence
“The weather changed rapidly once we crossed the ridge.”“rapidly”, answered
How do you pronounce “rapidly”?
“rapidly” is pronounced /ˈɹæpədli/ (RA-puhd-lee) in American English and /ɹapɪdli/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “rap”. Build it as RAP-id-ly, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “rapidly” have?
3: rap · id · ly. The beat lands on the first, “rap”.
Is “rapidly” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈɹæpədli/ (RA-puhd-lee); British English says /ɹapɪdli/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “rapidly” mean?
As an adverb: with rapid movements For example: “he works quickly”
Where is the stress in “rapidly”?
Stress the first syllable: RAP-id-ly. “rap” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Now say “rapidly” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.