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How to pronounce experience
/ɪkˈspɪəriəns/ British English
ik·SPEER·ee·əns
4 beats (syllables). The strong beat is the second one.
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ex·pe·RI·ence
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ik·SPEER·ee·əns
My tip
Stress the second beat: ik-SPEER-ee-əns.
In a sentence
Do you have any experience?
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- Say it slowly, one beat at a time: ik-SPEER-ee-əns.
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Questions
How do you pronounce experience?
In British English, experience is pronounced /ɪkˈspɪəriəns/. Say it like this: ik-SPEER-ee-əns. Stress the second beat: ik-SPEER-ee-əns.
How many syllables are in experience?
When you say it, experience has 4 syllables: ik-SPEER-ee-əns. The strong beat is the second one, SPEER.
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