How to pronounce “simultaneously”
Say “simultaneously” in 6 beats
simultaneously
/ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /sɪməlteɪniəsli/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- saɪsaɪ
- məlməl
- teɪteɪstress
- nini
- əə
- slisli
- IPA (American)
- /ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli/
- IPA (British)
- /sɪməlteɪniəsli/
- Respelling
- sy-muhl-TAY-nee-uh-slee
- Syllables
- 6 — saɪ-məl-TEꞮ-ni-ə-sli
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: saɪ-məl-TEꞮ-ni-ə-sli. “teɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adverb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli/
/sɪməlteɪniəsli/
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What “simultaneously” means
- adverb
at the same instant
“they spoke simultaneously”
Say it in a sentence
“The two alarms went off simultaneously and woke the whole street.”“simultaneously”, answered
How do you pronounce “simultaneously”?
“simultaneously” is pronounced /ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli/ (sy-muhl-TAY-nee-uh-slee) in American English and /sɪməlteɪniəsli/ in British English — 6 syllables, stressed on “teɪ”. Build it as saɪ-məl-TEꞮ-ni-ə-sli, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “simultaneously” have?
6: saɪ · məl · teɪ · ni · ə · sli. The beat lands on the third, “teɪ”.
Is “simultaneously” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli/ (sy-muhl-TAY-nee-uh-slee); British English says /sɪməlteɪniəsli/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “simultaneously” mean?
As an adverb: at the same instant For example: “they spoke simultaneously”
Where is the stress in “simultaneously”?
Stress the third syllable: saɪ-məl-TEꞮ-ni-ə-sli. “teɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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