How to pronounce “rarefied”
Say “rarefied” in 3 beats
rarefied
/ˈɹɛɹəfaɪd/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˈɹeəɹɪfaɪd/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- rarɹɛstress
- efɹə
- iedfaɪd
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɹɛɹəfaɪd/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈɹeəɹɪfaɪd/
- Respelling
- RAIR-uh-fyde
- Syllables
- 3 — RAR-ef-ied
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: RAR-ef-ied. “rar” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb, adjective
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ˈɹɛɹəfaɪd/
/ˈɹeəɹɪfaɪd/
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Where “rarefied” goes wrong
- Often heard
“RAR-ee-fied”
the first vowel is the one in care, and the e is a quick schwa
What “rarefied” means
- verb
lessen the density or solidity of
“The bones are rarefied”
- verb
make more subtle or refined
- verb
weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)
Say it in a sentence
“The committee moved in a rather rarefied world of its own.”“rarefied”, answered
How do you pronounce “rarefied”?
“rarefied” is pronounced /ˈɹɛɹəfaɪd/ (RAIR-uh-fyde) in American English and /ˈɹeəɹɪfaɪd/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “rar”. Build it as RAR-ef-ied, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “rarefied” have?
3: rar · ef · ied. The beat lands on the first, “rar”.
Is “rarefied” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈɹɛɹəfaɪd/ (RAIR-uh-fyde); British English says /ˈɹeəɹɪfaɪd/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “rarefied” mean?
As a verb: lessen the density or solidity of For example: “The bones are rarefied” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “rarefied”?
Stress the first syllable: RAR-ef-ied. “rar” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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