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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “residence”

“residence” is pronounced /ˈɹɛzɪdəns/ (RE-zi-duhns) in American English and /ɹɛzɪdəns/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ɹɛ”.
The sound

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residence

/ˈɹɛzɪdəns/

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

3 beats
  1. ɹɛɹɛstress
  2. zɪzɪ
  3. dənsdəns
IPA (American)
/ˈɹɛzɪdəns/
IPA (British)
/ɹɛzɪdəns/
Respelling
RE-zi-duhns
Syllables
3 — ɹƐ-zɪ-dəns
Stress
Stress the first syllable: ɹƐ-zɪ-dəns. “ɹɛ” 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

/ˈɹɛzɪdəns/

British

/ɹɛzɪdəns/

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Meaning

What “residence” means

  1. noun

    any address at which you dwell more than temporarily

    “a person can have several residences”

  2. noun

    the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president)

    “he refused to live in the governor's residence”

  3. noun

    the act of dwelling in a place

Say it in a sentence

“The house became her permanent residence after she retired.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

8 sounds, in the order you say them
ɹrɛshort ezzɪshort iddəschwannss

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Questions

“residence”, answered

How do you pronounce “residence”?

“residence” is pronounced /ˈɹɛzɪdəns/ (RE-zi-duhns) in American English and /ɹɛzɪdəns/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ɹɛ”. Build it as ɹƐ-zɪ-dəns, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “residence” have?

3: ɹɛ · zɪ · dəns. The beat lands on the first, “ɹɛ”.

Is “residence” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈɹɛzɪdəns/ (RE-zi-duhns); British English says /ɹɛzɪdəns/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “residence” mean?

As a noun: any address at which you dwell more than temporarily For example: “a person can have several residences” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “residence”?

Stress the first syllable: ɹƐ-zɪ-dəns. “ɹɛ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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