DEFINITELY | Pronunciation in English

English pronunciation of definitely

definitely

How to pronounce definitely
UK
/ˈdef.ɪ.nət.li/
US
/ˈdef.ən.ət.li/
Sound-by-sound pronunciation
UK
/ˈdef.ɪ.nət.li/
definitely
  • /d/
    as in
    day
  • /e/
    as in
    head
  • /f/
    as in
    fish
  • /ɪ/
    as in
    ship
  • /n/
    as in
    name
  • /ə/
    as in
    above
  • /t/
    as in
    town
  • /l/
    as in
    look
  • /i/
    as in
    happy
US
/ˈdef.ən.ət.li/
definitely
  • /d/
    as in
    day
  • /e/
    as in
    head
  • /f/
    as in
    fish
  • /ən/
    as in
    sudden
  • /ə/
    as in
    above
  • /t/
    as in
    town
  • /l/
    as in
    look
  • /i/
    as in
    happy

(English pronunciations of definitely from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus and from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary, both sources © Cambridge University Press)

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