How to Pronounce “redundancy”

American (US)

/ɹɪˈdʌndən(t)si/

British (UK)

/ɹɪˈdʌnd(ə)nsi/

noun — Duplicate capacity kept in reserve so a failure does not cause an outage.

Example: Redundancy across two regions kept the service up.

Where the stress falls. “redundancy” has 4 syllables, and the transcription /ɹɪˈdʌndən(t)si/ puts the primary stress mark (ˈ) before the second one — so the second syllable is the longest and loudest. The others are said quickly and lightly.

An unstressed vowel reduces to schwa. /ɹɪˈdʌndən(t)si/ contains a schwa /ə/ — the short, neutral “uh” that English unstressed syllables collapse into. Saying /ə/ there, instead of the vowel the spelling suggests, is most of what makes the word sound native.

What does "redundancy" mean?

redundancy (noun): Duplicate capacity kept in reserve so a failure does not cause an outage. For example — Redundancy across two regions kept the service up.

How do you pronounce "redundancy" in American vs British English?

American English: /ɹɪˈdʌndən(t)si/. British English: /ɹɪˈdʌnd(ə)nsi/. Play both on this page to hear the difference.

What is the IPA transcription of "redundancy"?

/ɹɪˈdʌndən(t)si/ in American English, /ɹɪˈdʌnd(ə)nsi/ in British English.

Which syllable is stressed in "redundancy"?

“redundancy” has 4 syllables, and the transcription /ɹɪˈdʌndən(t)si/ puts the primary stress mark (ˈ) before the second one — so the second syllable is the longest and loudest. The others are said quickly and lightly.