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title: "Opportunity Pronunciation: How to Say It in English"
description: "Opportunity is pronounced /ˌɑ.pɚ.ˈtu.nə.ti/ — ah-pur-TOO-nuh-tee. Say it out loud and get free AI feedback in seconds. Stress falls on the third syllable."
url: "https://speakeroo.app/how-to-pronounce/opportunity"
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# Opportunity pronunciation

/ˌɑ.pɚ.ˈtu.nə.ti/

ah-pur-TOO-nuh-tee

Opportunity has 5 syllables. The stress is on the third syllable, "too". Capital letters in the respelling show where the stress falls.

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## Opportunity syllables

Opportunity has 5 syllables: ah-pur-TOO-nuh-tee.

1. ah ɑ
2. pur pɚ
3. TOO tu
4. nuh nə
5. tee ti

Op-ur-TOO-nih-tee, five syllables, main stress on "too". The second syllable is a weak "ur" — it is easy to squeeze it out and say "op-TOO-nih-tee", which sounds rushed.

## Sounds to watch

### Weak syllables

The unstressed syllables use a short, relaxed uh (schwa). Rushing through them lightly is correct; giving them a full vowel sounds unnatural.

### The er vowel

American er (as in her) is a single vowel with the tongue bunched back. Keep the r quality through the whole vowel.

## Opportunity in a sentence

- The job was an opportunity she could not turn down.
- Every setback is an opportunity, or so the poster says.

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## What Speakeroo listens for

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- Stress placed on the wrong syllable Make the correct syllable longer, clearer and more prominent.
- Schwa not reduced Relax unstressed vowels toward a short neutral sound.
- Every syllable stressed equally Emphasise one main syllable and reduce the others.

## Questions

### How do you pronounce opportunity?

Opportunity is pronounced /ˌɑ.pɚ.ˈtu.nə.ti/, or ah-pur-TOO-nuh-tee in plain letters. It has 5 syllables and the stress falls on the third syllable, "too".

### How many syllables are in opportunity?

5: ah-pur-TOO-nuh-tee. The capital letters mark the stressed syllable.

### How do you use opportunity in a sentence?

The job was an opportunity she could not turn down. Every setback is an opportunity, or so the poster says.

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