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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “stability”

“stability” is pronounced /stəˈbɪlɪti/ (stuh-BI-li-tee) in American English and /stəbɪlɪti/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “il”.
The sound

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stability

/stəˈbɪlɪti/

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

4 beats
  1. stabstə
  2. ilbɪstress
  3. itlɪ
  4. yti
IPA (American)
/stəˈbɪlɪti/
IPA (British)
/stəbɪlɪti/
Respelling
stuh-BI-li-tee
Syllables
4 — stab-IL-it-y
Stress
Stress the second syllable: stab-IL-it-y. “il” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
noun
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/stəˈbɪlɪti/

British

/stəbɪlɪti/

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Meaning

What “stability” means

  1. noun

    the quality or attribute of being firm and steadfast

  2. noun

    a stable order (especially of society)

  3. noun

    the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation

    “early mariners relied on the constancy of the trade winds”

Say it in a sentence

“Prices have shown real stability since the spring.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

7 sounds, in the order you say them
sstt×2əschwabbɪshort i×2llilong e

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Questions

“stability”, answered

How do you pronounce “stability”?

“stability” is pronounced /stəˈbɪlɪti/ (stuh-BI-li-tee) in American English and /stəbɪlɪti/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “il”. Build it as stab-IL-it-y, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “stability” have?

4: stab · il · it · y. The beat lands on the second, “il”.

Is “stability” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /stəˈbɪlɪti/ (stuh-BI-li-tee); British English says /stəbɪlɪti/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “stability” mean?

As a noun: the quality or attribute of being firm and steadfast For example: “Prices have shown real stability since the spring.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “stability”?

Stress the second syllable: stab-IL-it-y. “il” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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