How to pronounce “university”
Say “university” in 5 beats
university
/ˌjunəˈvɝsəti/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /juːnɪvɜːsɪti/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- unju
- ivnə
- ervɝstress
- sitsə
- yti
- IPA (American)
- /ˌjunəˈvɝsəti/
- IPA (British)
- /juːnɪvɜːsɪti/
- Respelling
- yoo-nuh-VUR-suh-tee
- Syllables
- 5 — un-iv-ER-sit-y
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: un-iv-ER-sit-y. “er” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˌjunəˈvɝsəti/
/juːnɪvɜːsɪti/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “university” means
- noun
the body of faculty and students at a university
- noun
establishment where a seat of higher learning is housed, including administrative and living quarters as well as facilities for research and teaching
- noun
a large and diverse institution of higher learning created to educate for life and for a profession and to grant degrees
Say it in a sentence
“She was the first in her family to attend university.”“university”, answered
How do you pronounce “university”?
“university” is pronounced /ˌjunəˈvɝsəti/ (yoo-nuh-VUR-suh-tee) in American English and /juːnɪvɜːsɪti/ in British English — 5 syllables, stressed on “er”. Build it as un-iv-ER-sit-y, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “university” have?
5: un · iv · er · sit · y. The beat lands on the third, “er”.
Is “university” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌjunəˈvɝsəti/ (yoo-nuh-VUR-suh-tee); British English says /juːnɪvɜːsɪti/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “university” mean?
As a noun: the body of faculty and students at a university For example: “She was the first in her family to attend university.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “university”?
Stress the third syllable: un-iv-ER-sit-y. “er” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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