How to pronounce “steadily”
Say “steadily” in 3 beats
steadily
/ˈstɛdəli/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /stɛdili/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- steadstɛstress
- ildə
- yli
- IPA (American)
- /ˈstɛdəli/
- IPA (British)
- /stɛdili/
- Respelling
- STE-duh-lee
- Syllables
- 3 — STEAD-il-y
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: STEAD-il-y. “stead” 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
/ˈstɛdəli/
/stɛdili/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “steadily” means
- adverb
at a steady rate or pace
“his interest eroded steadily”
- adverb
in a steady manner
“he could still walk steadily”
Say it in a sentence
“The rain fell steadily from breakfast until late afternoon.”“steadily”, answered
How do you pronounce “steadily”?
“steadily” is pronounced /ˈstɛdəli/ (STE-duh-lee) in American English and /stɛdili/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “stead”. Build it as STEAD-il-y, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “steadily” have?
3: stead · il · y. The beat lands on the first, “stead”.
Is “steadily” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈstɛdəli/ (STE-duh-lee); British English says /stɛdili/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “steadily” mean?
As an adverb: at a steady rate or pace For example: “his interest eroded steadily” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “steadily”?
Stress the first syllable: STEAD-il-y. “stead” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Now say “steadily” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.