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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “scalability”

“scalability” is pronounced /ˈskeɪləˈbɪlɪti/ (SKAY-luh-bi-li-tee) in American English and /skeɪləbɪlɪti/ in British English — 5 syllables, stressed on “scal”.
The sound

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scalability

/ˈskeɪləˈbɪlɪti/

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

5 beats
  1. scalskeɪstress
  2. ablə
  3. ilbɪ
  4. itlɪ
  5. yti
IPA (American)
/ˈskeɪləˈbɪlɪti/
IPA (British)
/skeɪləbɪlɪti/
Respelling
SKAY-luh-bi-li-tee
Syllables
5 — SCAL-ab-il-it-y
Stress
Stress the first syllable: SCAL-ab-il-it-y. “scal” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
noun
Difficulty
Legend — spelling and sound part company here
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈskeɪləˈbɪlɪti/

British

/skeɪləbɪlɪti/

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Meaning

What “scalability” means

  1. noun

    the quality of being scalable

Say it in a sentence

“Scalability was never a concern for a shop this size.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

9 sounds, in the order you say them
sskkeɪlong all×2əschwabbɪshort i×2ttilong e

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Questions

“scalability”, answered

How do you pronounce “scalability”?

“scalability” is pronounced /ˈskeɪləˈbɪlɪti/ (SKAY-luh-bi-li-tee) in American English and /skeɪləbɪlɪti/ in British English — 5 syllables, stressed on “scal”. Build it as SCAL-ab-il-it-y, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “scalability” have?

5: scal · ab · il · it · y. The beat lands on the first, “scal”.

Is “scalability” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈskeɪləˈbɪlɪti/ (SKAY-luh-bi-li-tee); British English says /skeɪləbɪlɪti/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “scalability” mean?

As a noun: the quality of being scalable For example: “Scalability was never a concern for a shop this size.”

Where is the stress in “scalability”?

Stress the first syllable: SCAL-ab-il-it-y. “scal” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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