How to pronounce “resourceful”
Say “resourceful” in 3 beats
resourceful
/ɹiˈsɔɹsfəl/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɹɪzɔːsfəl/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɹiɹi
- sɔɹsɔɹstress
- sfəlsfəl
- IPA (American)
- /ɹiˈsɔɹsfəl/
- IPA (British)
- /ɹɪzɔːsfəl/
- Respelling
- ree-SAWR-sfuhl
- Syllables
- 3 — ɹi-SƆɹ-sfəl
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ɹi-SƆɹ-sfəl. “sɔɹ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ɹiˈsɔɹsfəl/
/ɹɪzɔːsfəl/
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What “resourceful” means
- adjective
having inner resources; adroit or imaginative
“someone who is resourceful is capable of dealing with difficult situations”
Say it in a sentence
“The crew were resourceful and fixed it with what they had.”“resourceful”, answered
How do you pronounce “resourceful”?
“resourceful” is pronounced /ɹiˈsɔɹsfəl/ (ree-SAWR-sfuhl) in American English and /ɹɪzɔːsfəl/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “sɔɹ”. Build it as ɹi-SƆɹ-sfəl, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “resourceful” have?
3: ɹi · sɔɹ · sfəl. The beat lands on the second, “sɔɹ”.
Is “resourceful” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɹiˈsɔɹsfəl/ (ree-SAWR-sfuhl); British English says /ɹɪzɔːsfəl/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “resourceful” mean?
As an adjective: having inner resources; adroit or imaginative For example: “someone who is resourceful is capable of dealing with difficult situations”
Where is the stress in “resourceful”?
Stress the second syllable: ɹi-SƆɹ-sfəl. “sɔɹ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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