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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “serendipity”

“serendipity” is pronounced /ˌsɛɹənˈdɪpɪti/ (se-ruhn-DI-pi-tee) in American English and /sɛɹəndɪpɪti/ in British English — 5 syllables, stressed on “dip”.
The sound

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serendipity

/ˌsɛɹənˈdɪpɪti/

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

5 beats
  1. sersɛ
  2. enɹən
  3. dipdɪstress
  4. itpɪ
  5. yti
IPA (American)
/ˌsɛɹənˈdɪpɪti/
IPA (British)
/sɛɹəndɪpɪti/
Respelling
se-ruhn-DI-pi-tee
Syllables
5 — ser-en-DIP-it-y
Stress
Stress the third syllable: ser-en-DIP-it-y. “dip” 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

/ˌsɛɹənˈdɪpɪti/

British

/sɛɹəndɪpɪti/

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Meaning

What “serendipity” means

  1. noun

    good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries

Say it in a sentence

“Finding the letter behind the drawer was pure serendipity.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

10 sounds, in the order you say them
ssɛshort eɹrəschwannddɪshort i×2ppttilong e

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Questions

“serendipity”, answered

How do you pronounce “serendipity”?

“serendipity” is pronounced /ˌsɛɹənˈdɪpɪti/ (se-ruhn-DI-pi-tee) in American English and /sɛɹəndɪpɪti/ in British English — 5 syllables, stressed on “dip”. Build it as ser-en-DIP-it-y, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “serendipity” have?

5: ser · en · dip · it · y. The beat lands on the third, “dip”.

Is “serendipity” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˌsɛɹənˈdɪpɪti/ (se-ruhn-DI-pi-tee); British English says /sɛɹəndɪpɪti/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “serendipity” mean?

As a noun: good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries For example: “Finding the letter behind the drawer was pure serendipity.”

Where is the stress in “serendipity”?

Stress the third syllable: ser-en-DIP-it-y. “dip” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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