How to pronounce “scrutiny”
Say “scrutiny” in 3 beats
scrutiny
/ˈskɹutəni/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /skɹuːtɪni/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- scrutskɹustress
- intə
- yni
- IPA (American)
- /ˈskɹutəni/
- IPA (British)
- /skɹuːtɪni/
- Respelling
- SKROO-tuh-nee
- Syllables
- 3 — SCRUT-in-y
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: SCRUT-in-y. “scrut” 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
/ˈskɹutəni/
/skɹuːtɪni/
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What “scrutiny” means
- noun
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
- noun
a prolonged intense look
Say it in a sentence
“The accounts did not survive close scrutiny for long.”“scrutiny”, answered
How do you pronounce “scrutiny”?
“scrutiny” is pronounced /ˈskɹutəni/ (SKROO-tuh-nee) in American English and /skɹuːtɪni/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “scrut”. Build it as SCRUT-in-y, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “scrutiny” have?
3: scrut · in · y. The beat lands on the first, “scrut”.
Is “scrutiny” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈskɹutəni/ (SKROO-tuh-nee); British English says /skɹuːtɪni/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “scrutiny” mean?
As a noun: the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes) For example: “The accounts did not survive close scrutiny for long.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “scrutiny”?
Stress the first syllable: SCRUT-in-y. “scrut” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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