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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “replenish”

“replenish” is pronounced /ɹiˈplɛnɪʃ/ (ree-PLE-nish) in American English and /ɹɪplɛnɪʃ/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “len”.
The sound

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replenish

/ɹiˈplɛnɪʃ/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɹɪplɛnɪʃ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

3 beats
  1. repɹi
  2. lenplɛstress
  3. ishnɪʃ
IPA (American)
/ɹiˈplɛnɪʃ/
IPA (British)
/ɹɪplɛnɪʃ/
Respelling
ree-PLE-nish
Syllables
3 — rep-LEN-ish
Stress
Stress the second syllable: rep-LEN-ish. “len” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
verb
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ɹiˈplɛnɪʃ/

British

/ɹɪplɛnɪʃ/

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Meaning

What “replenish” means

  1. verb

    fill something that had previously been emptied

    “refill my glass, please”

Say it in a sentence

“We must replenish the woodpile before the cold sets in.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

8 sounds, in the order you say them
ɹrilong eppllɛshort ennɪshort iʃsh

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Questions

“replenish”, answered

How do you pronounce “replenish”?

“replenish” is pronounced /ɹiˈplɛnɪʃ/ (ree-PLE-nish) in American English and /ɹɪplɛnɪʃ/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “len”. Build it as rep-LEN-ish, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “replenish” have?

3: rep · len · ish. The beat lands on the second, “len”.

Is “replenish” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ɹiˈplɛnɪʃ/ (ree-PLE-nish); British English says /ɹɪplɛnɪʃ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “replenish” mean?

As a verb: fill something that had previously been emptied For example: “refill my glass, please”

Where is the stress in “replenish”?

Stress the second syllable: rep-LEN-ish. “len” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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