English pronunciation · Words Starting with B
Body Pronunciation
Body is pronounced BAH-dee, IPA /ˈbɑdi/.
BAH-dee
US /ˈbɑdi/ · UK /ˈbɒdi/
Syllables: BAH · dee (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: The whole physical structure of a person or animal, or the main part of anything.
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Body in a Sentence
- Keep your body upright through the lift.
- Appendices aside, the body of the document is short.
- A governing body oversees all four schools.
Common Mispronunciations of Body
Not BUH-dee
That opening vowel is open and low, the o of hot, while buddy sits further back with the uh of cup. The pair trip up a great many learners.
Not BOH-dee
A long oh there belongs to bode. Here the vowel is short, which is what the single d after it signals.
Tip: Bodies and bodily keep the same opening vowel, while the compound busybody reduces it to almost nothing.
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