How to pronounce “rescind”
Say “rescind” in 2 beats
rescind
/ɹɪˈsɪnd/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɹɪsɪnd/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- resɹɪ
- cindsɪndstress
- IPA (American)
- /ɹɪˈsɪnd/
- IPA (British)
- /ɹɪsɪnd/
- Also accepted
- /ɹiˈsɪnd/
- Respelling
- ri-SIND
- Syllables
- 2 — res-CIND
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: res-CIND. “cind” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ɹɪˈsɪnd/
/ɹɪsɪnd/
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What “rescind” means
- verb
cancel officially
“He revoked the ban on smoking”
Say it in a sentence
“The council voted to rescind the parking order.”The sounds inside this word
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“rescind”, answered
How do you pronounce “rescind”?
“rescind” is pronounced /ɹɪˈsɪnd/ (ri-SIND) in American English and /ɹɪsɪnd/ in British English, and /ɹiˈsɪnd/ is also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “cind”. Build it as res-CIND, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “rescind” have?
2: res · cind. The beat lands on the second, “cind”.
Is “rescind” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɹɪˈsɪnd/ (ri-SIND); British English says /ɹɪsɪnd/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “rescind” mean?
As a verb: cancel officially For example: “He revoked the ban on smoking”
Where is the stress in “rescind”?
Stress the second syllable: res-CIND. “cind” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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