How to pronounce “wildlife”
Say “wildlife” in 2 beats
wildlife
/ˈwaɪldˌlaɪf/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /waɪldlaɪf/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- waɪldwaɪldstress
- laɪflaɪf
- IPA (American)
- /ˈwaɪldˌlaɪf/
- IPA (British)
- /waɪldlaɪf/
- Respelling
- WYLD-lyf
- Syllables
- 2 — WAꞮLD-laɪf
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: WAꞮLD-laɪf. “waɪld” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈwaɪldˌlaɪf/
/waɪldlaɪf/
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What “wildlife” means
- noun
all living things (except people) that are undomesticated
“chemicals could kill all the wildlife”
Say it in a sentence
“The reserve protects wildlife that has vanished elsewhere.”The sounds inside this word
Each sound has its own page: where the tongue goes, what it is usually confused with, and words to drill it on.
“wildlife”, answered
How do you pronounce “wildlife”?
“wildlife” is pronounced /ˈwaɪldˌlaɪf/ (WYLD-lyf) in American English and /waɪldlaɪf/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “waɪld”. Build it as WAꞮLD-laɪf, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “wildlife” have?
2: waɪld · laɪf. The beat lands on the first, “waɪld”.
Is “wildlife” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈwaɪldˌlaɪf/ (WYLD-lyf); British English says /waɪldlaɪf/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “wildlife” mean?
As a noun: all living things (except people) that are undomesticated For example: “chemicals could kill all the wildlife”
Where is the stress in “wildlife”?
Stress the first syllable: WAꞮLD-laɪf. “waɪld” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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