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How to pronounce “soporific”

“soporific” is pronounced /ˌsɑpəˈɹɪfɪk/ (sop-uh-RIF-ik) in American English and /ˌsɒpəˈɹɪfɪk/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “if”.
The sound

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soporific

/ˌsɑpəˈɹɪfɪk/

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

4 beats
  1. sopsɑ
  2. orpə
  3. ifɹɪstress
  4. icfɪk
IPA (American)
/ˌsɑpəˈɹɪfɪk/
IPA (British)
/ˌsɒpəˈɹɪfɪk/
Respelling
sop-uh-RIF-ik
Syllables
4 — sop-or-IF-ic
Stress
Stress the third syllable: sop-or-IF-ic. “if” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
noun, adjective
Difficulty
Legend — spelling and sound part company here
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˌsɑpəˈɹɪfɪk/

British

/ˌsɒpəˈɹɪfɪk/

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Watch out

Where “soporific” goes wrong

  • Often heard

    “soh-POR-ih-fik”

    the stress is on RIF, the third syllable

Meaning

What “soporific” means

  1. noun

    a drug that induces sleep

  2. adjective

    sleep inducing

  3. adjective

    inducing mental lethargy

    “a narcotic speech”

Say it in a sentence

“The speaker's flat delivery was thoroughly soporific.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

8 sounds, in the order you say them
ssɑahppəschwaɹrɪshort i×2ffkk

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Questions

“soporific”, answered

How do you pronounce “soporific”?

“soporific” is pronounced /ˌsɑpəˈɹɪfɪk/ (sop-uh-RIF-ik) in American English and /ˌsɒpəˈɹɪfɪk/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “if”. Build it as sop-or-IF-ic, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “soporific” have?

4: sop · or · if · ic. The beat lands on the third, “if”.

Is “soporific” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˌsɑpəˈɹɪfɪk/ (sop-uh-RIF-ik); British English says /ˌsɒpəˈɹɪfɪk/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “soporific” mean?

As a noun: a drug that induces sleep For example: “The speaker's flat delivery was thoroughly soporific.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “soporific”?

Stress the third syllable: sop-or-IF-ic. “if” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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