How to pronounce “ratio”
Say “ratio” in 3 beats
ratio
/ˈɹeɪʃiˌoʊ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɹeɪʃɪəʊ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɹeɪɹeɪstress
- ʃiʃi
- oʊoʊ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɹeɪʃiˌoʊ/
- IPA (British)
- /ɹeɪʃɪəʊ/
- Respelling
- RAY-shee-oh
- Syllables
- 3 — ɹEꞮ-ʃi-oʊ
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: ɹEꞮ-ʃi-oʊ. “ɹeɪ” 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
American and British are not the same here
/ˈɹeɪʃiˌoʊ/
/ɹeɪʃɪəʊ/
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What “ratio” means
- noun
the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
- noun
the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree
“an inordinate proportion of the book is given over to quotations”
Say it in a sentence
“The ratio of flour to water matters more than the timing.”“ratio”, answered
How do you pronounce “ratio”?
“ratio” is pronounced /ˈɹeɪʃiˌoʊ/ (RAY-shee-oh) in American English and /ɹeɪʃɪəʊ/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ɹeɪ”. Build it as ɹEꞮ-ʃi-oʊ, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “ratio” have?
3: ɹeɪ · ʃi · oʊ. The beat lands on the first, “ɹeɪ”.
Is “ratio” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈɹeɪʃiˌoʊ/ (RAY-shee-oh); British English says /ɹeɪʃɪəʊ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “ratio” mean?
As a noun: the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient) For example: “The ratio of flour to water matters more than the timing.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “ratio”?
Stress the first syllable: ɹEꞮ-ʃi-oʊ. “ɹeɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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