How to pronounce “widespread”
Say “widespread” in 2 beats
widespread
/ˈwaɪdˈspɹɛd/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /waɪdspɹɛd/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- waɪdwaɪdstress
- spɹɛdspɹɛd
- IPA (American)
- /ˈwaɪdˈspɹɛd/
- IPA (British)
- /waɪdspɹɛd/
- Respelling
- WYD-spred
- Syllables
- 2 — WAꞮD-spɹɛd
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: WAꞮD-spɹɛd. “waɪd” 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
/ˈwaɪdˈspɹɛd/
/waɪdspɹɛd/
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What “widespread” means
- adjective
widely circulated or diffused
“a widespread doctrine”
- adjective
distributed over a considerable extent
“far-flung trading operations”
Say it in a sentence
“Damage from the gale was widespread across the whole county.”“widespread”, answered
How do you pronounce “widespread”?
“widespread” is pronounced /ˈwaɪdˈspɹɛd/ (WYD-spred) in American English and /waɪdspɹɛd/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “waɪd”. Build it as WAꞮD-spɹɛd, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “widespread” have?
2: waɪd · spɹɛd. The beat lands on the first, “waɪd”.
Is “widespread” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈwaɪdˈspɹɛd/ (WYD-spred); British English says /waɪdspɹɛd/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “widespread” mean?
As an adjective: widely circulated or diffused For example: “a widespread doctrine” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “widespread”?
Stress the first syllable: WAꞮD-spɹɛd. “waɪd” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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