How to pronounce “redundancy”
Say “redundancy” in 4 beats
redundancy
/ɹɪˈdʌndənsi/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɹɪdʌndənsi/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- redɹɪ
- undʌnstress
- dandən
- cysi
- IPA (American)
- /ɹɪˈdʌndənsi/
- IPA (British)
- /ɹɪdʌndənsi/
- Respelling
- ri-DUN-duhn-see
- Syllables
- 4 — red-UN-dan-cy
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: red-UN-dan-cy. “un” 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
/ɹɪˈdʌndənsi/
/ɹɪdʌndənsi/
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What “redundancy” means
- noun
repetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission
- noun
the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded
“the use of industrial robots created redundancy among workers”
- noun
(electronics) a system design that duplicates components to provide alternatives in case one component fails
Say it in a sentence
“The redundancy terms were better than anyone expected.”“redundancy”, answered
How do you pronounce “redundancy”?
“redundancy” is pronounced /ɹɪˈdʌndənsi/ (ri-DUN-duhn-see) in American English and /ɹɪdʌndənsi/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “un”. Build it as red-UN-dan-cy, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “redundancy” have?
4: red · un · dan · cy. The beat lands on the second, “un”.
Is “redundancy” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɹɪˈdʌndənsi/ (ri-DUN-duhn-see); British English says /ɹɪdʌndənsi/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “redundancy” mean?
As a noun: repetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission For example: “The redundancy terms were better than anyone expected.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “redundancy”?
Stress the second syllable: red-UN-dan-cy. “un” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Now say “redundancy” and see every sound
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