How to pronounce “salient”
Say “salient” in 3 beats
salient
/ˈseɪliənt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /seɪliənt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- seɪseɪstress
- lili
- əntənt
- IPA (American)
- /ˈseɪliənt/
- IPA (British)
- /seɪliənt/
- Also accepted
- /ˈseɪljənt/
- Respelling
- SAY-lee-uhnt
- Syllables
- 3 — SEꞮ-li-ənt
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: SEꞮ-li-ənt. “seɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈseɪliənt/
/seɪliənt/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “salient” means
- noun
(military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy
- adjective
having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
“an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom”
- adjective
(of angles) pointing outward at an angle of less than 180 degrees
Say it in a sentence
“The salient in the line was hardest to defend.”“salient”, answered
How do you pronounce “salient”?
“salient” is pronounced /ˈseɪliənt/ (SAY-lee-uhnt) in American English and /seɪliənt/ in British English, and /ˈseɪljənt/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “seɪ”. Build it as SEꞮ-li-ənt, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “salient” have?
3: seɪ · li · ənt. The beat lands on the first, “seɪ”.
Is “salient” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈseɪliənt/ (SAY-lee-uhnt); British English says /seɪliənt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “salient” mean?
As a noun: (military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy For example: “The salient in the line was hardest to defend.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “salient”?
Stress the first syllable: SEꞮ-li-ənt. “seɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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