How to pronounce “uniform”
Say “uniform” in 3 beats
uniform
/ˈjunəˌfɔɹm/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /juːnɪfɔːm/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- unjustress
- ifnə
- ormfɔɹm
- IPA (American)
- /ˈjunəˌfɔɹm/
- IPA (British)
- /juːnɪfɔːm/
- Respelling
- YOO-nuh-fawrm
- Syllables
- 3 — UN-if-orm
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: UN-if-orm. “un” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb, adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈjunəˌfɔɹm/
/juːnɪfɔːm/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “uniform” means
- noun
clothing of distinctive design worn by members of a particular group as a means of identification
- verb
provide with uniforms
“The guards were uniformed”
- adjective
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
“a street of uniform tall white buildings”
Say it in a sentence
“His school uniform never survived a single wet term.”“uniform”, answered
How do you pronounce “uniform”?
“uniform” is pronounced /ˈjunəˌfɔɹm/ (YOO-nuh-fawrm) in American English and /juːnɪfɔːm/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “un”. Build it as UN-if-orm, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “uniform” have?
3: un · if · orm. The beat lands on the first, “un”.
Is “uniform” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈjunəˌfɔɹm/ (YOO-nuh-fawrm); British English says /juːnɪfɔːm/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “uniform” mean?
As a noun: clothing of distinctive design worn by members of a particular group as a means of identification For example: “His school uniform never survived a single wet term.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “uniform”?
Stress the first syllable: UN-if-orm. “un” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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