How to pronounce “trenchant”
Say “trenchant” in 2 beats
trenchant
/ˈtɹɛntʃənt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /tɹɛntʃənt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- trenctɹɛnstress
- hanttʃənt
- IPA (American)
- /ˈtɹɛntʃənt/
- IPA (British)
- /tɹɛntʃənt/
- Respelling
- TREN-chuhnt
- Syllables
- 2 — TRENC-hant
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: TRENC-hant. “trenc” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ˈtɹɛntʃənt/
/tɹɛntʃənt/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “trenchant” means
- adjective
having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect
“searching insights”
- adjective
characterized by or full of force and vigor
“a hard-hitting expose”
- adjective
clearly or sharply defined to the mind
“clear-cut evidence of tampering”
Say it in a sentence
“Her trenchant review of the play upset the whole cast.”“trenchant”, answered
How do you pronounce “trenchant”?
“trenchant” is pronounced /ˈtɹɛntʃənt/ (TREN-chuhnt) in American English and /tɹɛntʃənt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “trenc”. Build it as TRENC-hant, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “trenchant” have?
2: trenc · hant. The beat lands on the first, “trenc”.
Is “trenchant” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈtɹɛntʃənt/ (TREN-chuhnt); British English says /tɹɛntʃənt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “trenchant” mean?
As an adjective: having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect For example: “searching insights” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “trenchant”?
Stress the first syllable: TRENC-hant. “trenc” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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