How to pronounce “significance”
Say “significance” in 4 beats
significance
/səɡˈnɪfɪkəns/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /sɪɡnɪfɪkəns/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- səɡsəɡ
- nɪnɪstress
- fɪfɪ
- kənskəns
- IPA (American)
- /səɡˈnɪfɪkəns/
- IPA (British)
- /sɪɡnɪfɪkəns/
- Also accepted
- /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəns/
- Respelling
- suhg-NI-fi-kuhns
- Syllables
- 4 — səɡ-NꞮ-fɪ-kəns
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: səɡ-NꞮ-fɪ-kəns. “nɪ” 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
/səɡˈnɪfɪkəns/
/sɪɡnɪfɪkəns/
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What “significance” means
- noun
the quality of being significant
“do not underestimate the significance of nuclear power”
- noun
a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred
“the significance of his remark became clear only later”
- noun
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
“what is the meaning of this sentence”
Say it in a sentence
“Nobody realised the significance of the date until later.”“significance”, answered
How do you pronounce “significance”?
“significance” is pronounced /səɡˈnɪfɪkəns/ (suhg-NI-fi-kuhns) in American English and /sɪɡnɪfɪkəns/ in British English, and /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəns/ is also accepted — 4 syllables, stressed on “nɪ”. Build it as səɡ-NꞮ-fɪ-kəns, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “significance” have?
4: səɡ · nɪ · fɪ · kəns. The beat lands on the second, “nɪ”.
Is “significance” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /səɡˈnɪfɪkəns/ (suhg-NI-fi-kuhns); British English says /sɪɡnɪfɪkəns/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “significance” mean?
As a noun: the quality of being significant For example: “do not underestimate the significance of nuclear power” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “significance”?
Stress the second syllable: səɡ-NꞮ-fɪ-kəns. “nɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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