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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “tedious”

“tedious” is pronounced /ˈtidiəs/ (TEE-dee-uhs) in American English and /tiːdiəs/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ti”.
The sound

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tedious

/ˈtidiəs/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /tiːdiəs/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

3 beats
  1. titistress
  2. didi
  3. əsəs
IPA (American)
/ˈtidiəs/
IPA (British)
/tiːdiəs/
Respelling
TEE-dee-uhs
Syllables
3 — TI-di-əs
Stress
Stress the first syllable: TI-di-əs. “ti” 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
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈtidiəs/

British

/tiːdiəs/

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Meaning

What “tedious” means

  1. adjective

    so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; ; ; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke; ; - Mark Twain

    “a boring evening with uninteresting people”

  2. adjective

    using or containing too many words

    “long-winded (or windy) speakers”

Say it in a sentence

“Sorting the buttons was tedious but oddly calming.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

5 sounds, in the order you say them
ttilong eddɪəearss

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Questions

“tedious”, answered

How do you pronounce “tedious”?

“tedious” is pronounced /ˈtidiəs/ (TEE-dee-uhs) in American English and /tiːdiəs/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ti”. Build it as TI-di-əs, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “tedious” have?

3: ti · di · əs. The beat lands on the first, “ti”.

Is “tedious” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈtidiəs/ (TEE-dee-uhs); British English says /tiːdiəs/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “tedious” mean?

As an adjective: so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; ; ; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke; ; - Mark Twain For example: “a boring evening with uninteresting people” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “tedious”?

Stress the first syllable: TI-di-əs. “ti” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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