How to pronounce “safety”
Say “safety” in 2 beats
safety
/ˈseɪfti/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /seɪfti/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- seɪfseɪfstress
- titi
- IPA (American)
- /ˈseɪfti/
- IPA (British)
- /seɪfti/
- Respelling
- SAYF-tee
- Syllables
- 2 — SEꞮF-ti
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: SEꞮF-ti. “seɪf” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˈseɪfti/
/seɪfti/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “safety” means
- noun
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
“insure the safety of the children”
- noun
a safe place
“He ran to safety”
- noun
a device designed to prevent injury or accidents
Say it in a sentence
“The safety of the old footbridge was checked last week.”“safety”, answered
How do you pronounce “safety”?
“safety” is pronounced /ˈseɪfti/ (SAYF-tee) in American English and /seɪfti/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “seɪf”. Build it as SEꞮF-ti, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “safety” have?
2: seɪf · ti. The beat lands on the first, “seɪf”.
Is “safety” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈseɪfti/ (SAYF-tee); British English says /seɪfti/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “safety” mean?
As a noun: the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions For example: “insure the safety of the children” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “safety”?
Stress the first syllable: SEꞮF-ti. “seɪf” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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