How to pronounce “spurious”
Say “spurious” in 3 beats
spurious
/ˈspjʊɹiəs/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /spjʊəɹiəs/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- spjʊspjʊstress
- ɹiɹi
- əsəs
- IPA (American)
- /ˈspjʊɹiəs/
- IPA (British)
- /spjʊəɹiəs/
- Also accepted
- /ˈspɝiəs/
- Respelling
- SPYUU-ree-uhs
- Syllables
- 3 — SPJƱ-ɹi-əs
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: SPJƱ-ɹi-əs. “spjʊ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ˈspjʊɹiəs/
/spjʊəɹiəs/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “spurious” means
- adjective
plausible but false
“a specious claim”
- adjective
born out of wedlock; - E.A.Freeman
“the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring”
- adjective
intended to deceive
“a spurious work of art”
Say it in a sentence
“The letter turned out to be a spurious copy.”“spurious”, answered
How do you pronounce “spurious”?
“spurious” is pronounced /ˈspjʊɹiəs/ (SPYUU-ree-uhs) in American English and /spjʊəɹiəs/ in British English, and /ˈspɝiəs/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “spjʊ”. Build it as SPJƱ-ɹi-əs, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “spurious” have?
3: spjʊ · ɹi · əs. The beat lands on the first, “spjʊ”.
Is “spurious” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈspjʊɹiəs/ (SPYUU-ree-uhs); British English says /spjʊəɹiəs/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “spurious” mean?
As an adjective: plausible but false For example: “a specious claim” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “spurious”?
Stress the first syllable: SPJƱ-ɹi-əs. “spjʊ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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