How to pronounce “scenario”
Say “scenario” in 4 beats
scenario
/sɪˈnɛɹioʊ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /sənɑːɹiəʊ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- sɪsɪ
- nɛnɛstress
- ɹiɹi
- oʊoʊ
- IPA (American)
- /sɪˈnɛɹioʊ/
- IPA (British)
- /sənɑːɹiəʊ/
- Respelling
- si-NE-ree-oh
- Syllables
- 4 — sɪ-NƐ-ɹi-oʊ
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: sɪ-NƐ-ɹi-oʊ. “nɛ” 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
American and British are not the same here
/sɪˈnɛɹioʊ/
/sənɑːɹiəʊ/
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What “scenario” means
- noun
an outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work)
- noun
a setting for a work of art or literature
“the scenario is France during the Reign of Terror”
- noun
a postulated sequence of possible events
“planners developed several scenarios in case of an attack”
Say it in a sentence
“In the worst scenario we lose a day and start again.”“scenario”, answered
How do you pronounce “scenario”?
“scenario” is pronounced /sɪˈnɛɹioʊ/ (si-NE-ree-oh) in American English and /sənɑːɹiəʊ/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “nɛ”. Build it as sɪ-NƐ-ɹi-oʊ, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “scenario” have?
4: sɪ · nɛ · ɹi · oʊ. The beat lands on the second, “nɛ”.
Is “scenario” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /sɪˈnɛɹioʊ/ (si-NE-ree-oh); British English says /sənɑːɹiəʊ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “scenario” mean?
As a noun: an outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work) For example: “In the worst scenario we lose a day and start again.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “scenario”?
Stress the second syllable: sɪ-NƐ-ɹi-oʊ. “nɛ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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