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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “transparency”

“transparency” is pronounced /tɹænˈspɛɹənsi/ (tran-SPE-ruhn-see) in American English and /tɹanspaɹənsi/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “par”.
The sound

Say “transparency” in 4 beats

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transparency

/tɹænˈspɛɹənsi/

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

4 beats
  1. transtɹæn
  2. parspɛstress
  3. enɹən
  4. cysi
IPA (American)
/tɹænˈspɛɹənsi/
IPA (British)
/tɹanspaɹənsi/
Respelling
tran-SPE-ruhn-see
Syllables
4 — trans-PAR-en-cy
Stress
Stress the second syllable: trans-PAR-en-cy. “par” 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
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/tɹænˈspɛɹənsi/

British

/tɹanspaɹənsi/

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Meaning

What “transparency” means

  1. noun

    permitting the free passage of electromagnetic radiation

  2. noun

    the quality of being clear and transparent

  3. noun

    picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector

Say it in a sentence

“The transparency of the water surprised everyone who swam.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

9 sounds, in the order you say them
ttɹr×2æshort ann×2ss×2ppɛshort eəschwailong e

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Questions

“transparency”, answered

How do you pronounce “transparency”?

“transparency” is pronounced /tɹænˈspɛɹənsi/ (tran-SPE-ruhn-see) in American English and /tɹanspaɹənsi/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “par”. Build it as trans-PAR-en-cy, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “transparency” have?

4: trans · par · en · cy. The beat lands on the second, “par”.

Is “transparency” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /tɹænˈspɛɹənsi/ (tran-SPE-ruhn-see); British English says /tɹanspaɹənsi/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “transparency” mean?

As a noun: permitting the free passage of electromagnetic radiation For example: “The transparency of the water surprised everyone who swam.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “transparency”?

Stress the second syllable: trans-PAR-en-cy. “par” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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