How to pronounce Availability
Availability has 6 syllables. The stress is on the fourth syllable, "bih". Capital letters in the respelling show where the stress falls.
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Availability syllables
Availability has 6 syllables: uh-vay-luh-BIH-luh-tee.
- uhə
- vayveɪ
- luhlə
- BIHbɪ
- luhlə
- teeti
Five syllables with the stress on "bil": uh-vay-luh-BIL-ih-tee.
Sounds to watch
The l sound
Touch the tongue tip to the ridge behind your top teeth. At the end of a syllable the l is darker and the back of the tongue rises.
The v sound
Rest your top teeth on your bottom lip and add voice. Keep it distinct from w, which uses rounded lips and no teeth.
Weak syllables
The unstressed syllables use a short, relaxed uh (schwa). Rushing through them lightly is correct; giving them a full vowel sounds unnatural.
Short i versus ee
The short i (as in sit) is shorter and more relaxed than ee. Many learners stretch it into ee, which changes the word.
Availability in a sentence
- Please confirm your availability for Tuesday afternoon.
- Availability of parts is the main reason for the delay.
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What Speakeroo listens for
These are the pronunciation patterns from Speakeroo’s speech feature catalog that this target tends to expose. The check above reports the ones it hears.
- Stress placed on the wrong syllableMake the correct syllable longer, clearer and more prominent.
- /v/ and /w/ confusedUse teeth-on-lip contact for /v/ and rounded lips without contact for /w/.
- Schwa not reducedRelax unstressed vowels toward a short neutral sound.
- Diphthong flattened into one vowelMove smoothly between both vowel positions.
- /ɪ/ and /iː/ confusedMake /iː/ higher, tenser and usually longer than /ɪ/.
Questions
How do you pronounce availability?
Availability is pronounced /ə.ˌveɪ.lə.ˈbɪ.lə.ti/, or uh-vay-luh-BIH-luh-tee in plain letters. It has 6 syllables and the stress falls on the fourth syllable, "bih".
How many syllables are in availability?
6: uh-vay-luh-BIH-luh-tee. The capital letters mark the stressed syllable.
How do you use availability in a sentence?
Please confirm your availability for Tuesday afternoon. Availability of parts is the main reason for the delay.
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