How to pronounce “urgent”
Say “urgent” in 2 beats
urgent
/ˈɝdʒənt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɜːdʒənt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- urɝstress
- gentdʒənt
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɝdʒənt/
- IPA (British)
- /ɜːdʒənt/
- Respelling
- UR-juhnt
- Syllables
- 2 — UR-gent
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: UR-gent. “ur” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈɝdʒənt/
/ɜːdʒənt/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “urgent” means
- adjective
compelling immediate action
“too pressing to permit of longer delay”
Say it in a sentence
“Mark it urgent only if it genuinely cannot wait.”“urgent”, answered
How do you pronounce “urgent”?
“urgent” is pronounced /ˈɝdʒənt/ (UR-juhnt) in American English and /ɜːdʒənt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “ur”. Build it as UR-gent, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “urgent” have?
2: ur · gent. The beat lands on the first, “ur”.
Is “urgent” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈɝdʒənt/ (UR-juhnt); British English says /ɜːdʒənt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “urgent” mean?
As an adjective: compelling immediate action For example: “too pressing to permit of longer delay”
Where is the stress in “urgent”?
Stress the first syllable: UR-gent. “ur” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “urgent” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.