How to pronounce “reduce”
Say “reduce” in 2 beats
reduce
/ɹəˈdus/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɹɪdjuːs/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɹəɹə
- dusdusstress
- IPA (American)
- /ɹəˈdus/
- IPA (British)
- /ɹɪdjuːs/
- Also accepted
- /ɹɪˈdus/
- Also accepted
- /ɹiˈdus/
- Respelling
- ruh-DOOS
- Syllables
- 2 — ɹə-DUS
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ɹə-DUS. “dus” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ɹəˈdus/
/ɹɪdjuːs/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “reduce” means
- verb
cut down on; make a reduction in
“reduce your daily fat intake”
- verb
make less complex
“reduce a problem to a single question”
- verb
bring to humbler or weaker state or condition
“He reduced the population to slavery”
Say it in a sentence
“We had to reduce the print run by about a third.”“reduce”, answered
How do you pronounce “reduce”?
“reduce” is pronounced /ɹəˈdus/ (ruh-DOOS) in American English and /ɹɪdjuːs/ in British English, and /ɹɪˈdus/ and /ɹiˈdus/ are also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “dus”. Build it as ɹə-DUS, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “reduce” have?
2: ɹə · dus. The beat lands on the second, “dus”.
Is “reduce” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɹəˈdus/ (ruh-DOOS); British English says /ɹɪdjuːs/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “reduce” mean?
As a verb: cut down on; make a reduction in For example: “reduce your daily fat intake” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “reduce”?
Stress the second syllable: ɹə-DUS. “dus” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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