How to pronounce “sequence”
Say “sequence” in 2 beats
sequence
/ˈsikwəns/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /siːkwəns/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- sisistress
- kwənskwəns
- IPA (American)
- /ˈsikwəns/
- IPA (British)
- /siːkwəns/
- Respelling
- SEE-kwuhns
- Syllables
- 2 — SI-kwəns
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: SI-kwəns. “si” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈsikwəns/
/siːkwəns/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “sequence” means
- noun
serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
“the sequence of names was alphabetical”
- noun
a following of one thing after another in time
“the doctor saw a sequence of patients”
- noun
film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie
Say it in a sentence
“The sequence of events that morning is still unclear.”“sequence”, answered
How do you pronounce “sequence”?
“sequence” is pronounced /ˈsikwəns/ (SEE-kwuhns) in American English and /siːkwəns/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “si”. Build it as SI-kwəns, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “sequence” have?
2: si · kwəns. The beat lands on the first, “si”.
Is “sequence” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈsikwəns/ (SEE-kwuhns); British English says /siːkwəns/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “sequence” mean?
As a noun: serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern For example: “the sequence of names was alphabetical” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “sequence”?
Stress the first syllable: SI-kwəns. “si” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “sequence” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.