How to pronounce “unique”
Say “unique” in 2 beats
unique
/juˈnik/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /juːniːk/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- juju
- niknikstress
- IPA (American)
- /juˈnik/
- IPA (British)
- /juːniːk/
- Respelling
- yoo-NEEK
- Syllables
- 2 — ju-NIK
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ju-NIK. “nik” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/juˈnik/
/juːniːk/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “unique” means
- adjective
radically distinctive and without equal
“he is alone in the field of microbiology”
- adjective
(followed by `to') applying exclusively to a given category or condition or locality
“a species unique to Australia”
- adjective
the single one of its kind
“a singular example”
Say it in a sentence
“That chair is unique, made by her grandfather by hand.”“unique”, answered
How do you pronounce “unique”?
“unique” is pronounced /juˈnik/ (yoo-NEEK) in American English and /juːniːk/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “nik”. Build it as ju-NIK, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “unique” have?
2: ju · nik. The beat lands on the second, “nik”.
Is “unique” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /juˈnik/ (yoo-NEEK); British English says /juːniːk/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “unique” mean?
As an adjective: radically distinctive and without equal For example: “he is alone in the field of microbiology” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “unique”?
Stress the second syllable: ju-NIK. “nik” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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