English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Capacity Pronunciation
Capacity is pronounced kuh-PA-suh-tee, IPA /kəˈpæsəti/.
kuh-PA-suh-tee
US /kəˈpæsəti/ · UK /kəˈpæsɪti/
Syllables: kuh · PA · suh · tee (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: The amount something can hold or produce, or the role in which someone is acting.
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Capacity in a Sentence
- The hall has a capacity of four hundred.
- She attended in her capacity as treasurer.
- The plant is running at half capacity.
Common Mispronunciations of Capacity
Not KA-puh-si-tee
The beat belongs on PA, the second syllable, and the opening fades to a murmur.
Not kuh-PAY-suh-tee
The stressed vowel is the flat a of cap rather than a long ay.
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