How to pronounce “subsidiary”
Say “subsidiary” in 5 beats
subsidiary
/səbˈsɪdiˌɛɹi/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /səbˈsɪdɪəri/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- səbsəb
- sɪsɪstress
- didi
- ɛɛ
- ɹiɹi
- IPA (American)
- /səbˈsɪdiˌɛɹi/
- IPA (British)
- /səbˈsɪdɪəri/
- Respelling
- suhb-SID-ee-air-ee
- Syllables
- 5 — səb-SꞮ-di-ɛ-ɹi
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: səb-SꞮ-di-ɛ-ɹi. “sɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/səbˈsɪdiˌɛɹi/
/səbˈsɪdɪəri/
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Where “subsidiary” goes wrong
- Often heard
“sub-SIDE-ee-ary”
the i in SID is short, as in sit
What “subsidiary” means
- noun
an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
- noun
a company that is completely controlled by another company
- adjective
functioning in a supporting capacity
“the main library and its auxiliary branches”
Say it in a sentence
“The German subsidiary employs about forty people.”“subsidiary”, answered
How do you pronounce “subsidiary”?
“subsidiary” is pronounced /səbˈsɪdiˌɛɹi/ (suhb-SID-ee-air-ee) in American English and /səbˈsɪdɪəri/ in British English — 5 syllables, stressed on “sɪ”. Build it as səb-SꞮ-di-ɛ-ɹi, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “subsidiary” have?
5: səb · sɪ · di · ɛ · ɹi. The beat lands on the second, “sɪ”.
Is “subsidiary” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /səbˈsɪdiˌɛɹi/ (suhb-SID-ee-air-ee); British English says /səbˈsɪdɪəri/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “subsidiary” mean?
As a noun: an assistant subject to the authority or control of another For example: “The German subsidiary employs about forty people.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “subsidiary”?
Stress the second syllable: səb-SꞮ-di-ɛ-ɹi. “sɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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