How to pronounce “subsequent”
Say “subsequent” in 3 beats
subsequent
/ˈsʌbsəkwənt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /sʌbsɪkwənt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- subsʌbstress
- seqsə
- uentkwənt
- IPA (American)
- /ˈsʌbsəkwənt/
- IPA (British)
- /sʌbsɪkwənt/
- Respelling
- SUB-suh-kwuhnt
- Syllables
- 3 — SUB-seq-uent
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: SUB-seq-uent. “sub” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈsʌbsəkwənt/
/sʌbsɪkwənt/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “subsequent” means
- adjective
following in time or order
“subsequent developments”
Say it in a sentence
“Subsequent tests confirmed what the first one had suggested.”“subsequent”, answered
How do you pronounce “subsequent”?
“subsequent” is pronounced /ˈsʌbsəkwənt/ (SUB-suh-kwuhnt) in American English and /sʌbsɪkwənt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “sub”. Build it as SUB-seq-uent, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “subsequent” have?
3: sub · seq · uent. The beat lands on the first, “sub”.
Is “subsequent” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈsʌbsəkwənt/ (SUB-suh-kwuhnt); British English says /sʌbsɪkwənt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “subsequent” mean?
As an adjective: following in time or order For example: “subsequent developments”
Where is the stress in “subsequent”?
Stress the first syllable: SUB-seq-uent. “sub” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Now say “subsequent” 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.