How to pronounce “smartphone”
Say “smartphone” in 2 beats
smartphone
/ˈsmɑɹtˌfoʊn/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˈsmɑːtfəʊn/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- smɑɹtsmɑɹtstress
- foʊnfoʊn
- IPA (American)
- /ˈsmɑɹtˌfoʊn/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈsmɑːtfəʊn/
- Respelling
- SMART-fohn
- Syllables
- 2 — SMⱭɹT-foʊn
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: SMⱭɹT-foʊn. “smɑɹt” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls 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
/ˈsmɑɹtˌfoʊn/
/ˈsmɑːtfəʊn/
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Where “smartphone” goes wrong
- Often heard
“smart-FOHN”
the stress is on SMART, the first half of the compound
What “smartphone” means
- noun
a mobile phone that runs apps and connects to the internet
Say it in a sentence
“She records herself on a smartphone and listens back.”“smartphone”, answered
How do you pronounce “smartphone”?
“smartphone” is pronounced /ˈsmɑɹtˌfoʊn/ (SMART-fohn) in American English and /ˈsmɑːtfəʊn/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “smɑɹt”. Build it as SMⱭɹT-foʊn, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “smartphone” have?
2: smɑɹt · foʊn. The beat lands on the first, “smɑɹt”.
Is “smartphone” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈsmɑɹtˌfoʊn/ (SMART-fohn); British English says /ˈsmɑːtfəʊn/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “smartphone” mean?
As a noun: a mobile phone that runs apps and connects to the internet For example: “She records herself on a smartphone and listens back.”
Where is the stress in “smartphone”?
Stress the first syllable: SMⱭɹT-foʊn. “smɑɹt” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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