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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “repository”

“repository” is pronounced /ɹiˈpɑzəˌtɔɹi/ (ree-PAH-zuh-taw-ree) in American English and /ɹɪpɒzɪtəɹi/ in British English — 5 syllables, stressed on “os”.
The sound

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repository

/ɹiˈpɑzəˌtɔɹi/

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

5 beats
  1. repɹi
  2. ospɑstress
  3. itzə
  4. ortɔ
  5. yɹi
IPA (American)
/ɹiˈpɑzəˌtɔɹi/
IPA (British)
/ɹɪpɒzɪtəɹi/
Respelling
ree-PAH-zuh-taw-ree
Syllables
5 — rep-OS-it-or-y
Stress
Stress the second syllable: rep-OS-it-or-y. “os” 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
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ɹiˈpɑzəˌtɔɹi/

British

/ɹɪpɒzɪtəɹi/

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Meaning

What “repository” means

  1. noun

    a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping

  2. noun

    a person to whom a secret is entrusted

  3. noun

    a burial vault (usually for some famous person)

Say it in a sentence

“Every change is recorded in the shared repository.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

8 sounds, in the order you say them
ɹr×2ilong e×2ppɑahzzəschwattɔaw

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Questions

“repository”, answered

How do you pronounce “repository”?

“repository” is pronounced /ɹiˈpɑzəˌtɔɹi/ (ree-PAH-zuh-taw-ree) in American English and /ɹɪpɒzɪtəɹi/ in British English — 5 syllables, stressed on “os”. Build it as rep-OS-it-or-y, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “repository” have?

5: rep · os · it · or · y. The beat lands on the second, “os”.

Is “repository” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ɹiˈpɑzəˌtɔɹi/ (ree-PAH-zuh-taw-ree); British English says /ɹɪpɒzɪtəɹi/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “repository” mean?

As a noun: a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping For example: “Every change is recorded in the shared repository.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “repository”?

Stress the second syllable: rep-OS-it-or-y. “os” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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