How to pronounce “wholeheartedly”
Say “wholeheartedly” in 4 beats
wholeheartedly
/ˈhoʊlhɑɹtɪdli/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /həʊlhɑːtɪdli/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- hoʊlhoʊlstress
- hɑɹhɑɹ
- tɪdtɪd
- lili
- IPA (American)
- /ˈhoʊlhɑɹtɪdli/
- IPA (British)
- /həʊlhɑːtɪdli/
- Respelling
- HOHL-hahr-tid-lee
- Syllables
- 4 — HOƱL-hɑɹ-tɪd-li
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: HOƱL-hɑɹ-tɪd-li. “hoʊl” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adverb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈhoʊlhɑɹtɪdli/
/həʊlhɑːtɪdli/
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What “wholeheartedly” means
- adverb
without reserve; without reservation
“he adopted wholeheartedly some of the policies that he had previously criticized”
Say it in a sentence
“I wholeheartedly agree with the point you just made.”“wholeheartedly”, answered
How do you pronounce “wholeheartedly”?
“wholeheartedly” is pronounced /ˈhoʊlhɑɹtɪdli/ (HOHL-hahr-tid-lee) in American English and /həʊlhɑːtɪdli/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “hoʊl”. Build it as HOƱL-hɑɹ-tɪd-li, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “wholeheartedly” have?
4: hoʊl · hɑɹ · tɪd · li. The beat lands on the first, “hoʊl”.
Is “wholeheartedly” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈhoʊlhɑɹtɪdli/ (HOHL-hahr-tid-lee); British English says /həʊlhɑːtɪdli/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “wholeheartedly” mean?
As an adverb: without reserve; without reservation For example: “he adopted wholeheartedly some of the policies that he had previously criticized”
Where is the stress in “wholeheartedly”?
Stress the first syllable: HOƱL-hɑɹ-tɪd-li. “hoʊl” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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