How to pronounce “susceptible”
Say “susceptible” in 4 beats
susceptible
/səˈsɛptəbəl/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /səsɛptɪbəl/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- sussə
- cepsɛpstress
- tibtə
- lebəl
- IPA (American)
- /səˈsɛptəbəl/
- IPA (British)
- /səsɛptɪbəl/
- Respelling
- suh-SEP-tuh-buhl
- Syllables
- 4 — sus-CEP-tib-le
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: sus-CEP-tib-le. “cep” 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
/səˈsɛptəbəl/
/səsɛptɪbəl/
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What “susceptible” means
- adjective
(often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of
“susceptible to colds”
- adjective
easily impressed emotionally
Say it in a sentence
“Young plants are susceptible to a late frost here.”“susceptible”, answered
How do you pronounce “susceptible”?
“susceptible” is pronounced /səˈsɛptəbəl/ (suh-SEP-tuh-buhl) in American English and /səsɛptɪbəl/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “cep”. Build it as sus-CEP-tib-le, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “susceptible” have?
4: sus · cep · tib · le. The beat lands on the second, “cep”.
Is “susceptible” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /səˈsɛptəbəl/ (suh-SEP-tuh-buhl); British English says /səsɛptɪbəl/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “susceptible” mean?
As an adjective: (often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of For example: “susceptible to colds” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “susceptible”?
Stress the second syllable: sus-CEP-tib-le. “cep” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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