How to pronounce “sincerely”
Say “sincerely” in 3 beats
sincerely
/sɪnˈsɪɹli/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /sɪnsiəli/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- sɪnsɪn
- sɪɹsɪɹstress
- lili
- IPA (American)
- /sɪnˈsɪɹli/
- IPA (British)
- /sɪnsiəli/
- Respelling
- sin-SIR-lee
- Syllables
- 3 — sɪn-SꞮɹ-li
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: sɪn-SꞮɹ-li. “sɪɹ” 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
/sɪnˈsɪɹli/
/sɪnsiəli/
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What “sincerely” means
- adverb
with sincerity; without pretense
“she praised him sincerely for his victory”
- adverb
written formula for ending a letter
Say it in a sentence
“She thanked them sincerely and meant every word.”“sincerely”, answered
How do you pronounce “sincerely”?
“sincerely” is pronounced /sɪnˈsɪɹli/ (sin-SIR-lee) in American English and /sɪnsiəli/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “sɪɹ”. Build it as sɪn-SꞮɹ-li, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “sincerely” have?
3: sɪn · sɪɹ · li. The beat lands on the second, “sɪɹ”.
Is “sincerely” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /sɪnˈsɪɹli/ (sin-SIR-lee); British English says /sɪnsiəli/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “sincerely” mean?
As an adverb: with sincerity; without pretense For example: “she praised him sincerely for his victory” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “sincerely”?
Stress the second syllable: sɪn-SꞮɹ-li. “sɪɹ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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