How to pronounce “successor”
Say “successor” in 3 beats
successor
/səkˈsɛsɚ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /səksɛsə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- sucsək
- cessɛstress
- sorsɚ
- IPA (American)
- /səkˈsɛsɚ/
- IPA (British)
- /səksɛsə/
- Respelling
- suhk-SE-suh
- Syllables
- 3 — suc-CES-sor
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: suc-CES-sor. “ces” 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
American and British are not the same here
/səkˈsɛsɚ/
/səksɛsə/
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What “successor” means
- noun
a person who follows next in order
“he was President Lincoln's successor”
- noun
a thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone
- noun
a person who inherits some title or office
Say it in a sentence
“His successor inherited a garden and a very long list.”“successor”, answered
How do you pronounce “successor”?
“successor” is pronounced /səkˈsɛsɚ/ (suhk-SE-suh) in American English and /səksɛsə/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ces”. Build it as suc-CES-sor, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “successor” have?
3: suc · ces · sor. The beat lands on the second, “ces”.
Is “successor” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /səkˈsɛsɚ/ (suhk-SE-suh); British English says /səksɛsə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “successor” mean?
As a noun: a person who follows next in order For example: “he was President Lincoln's successor” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “successor”?
Stress the second syllable: suc-CES-sor. “ces” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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