English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Copyright Pronunciation
Copyright is pronounced KAH-pee-ryt, IPA /ˈkɑpiˌraɪt/.
KAH-pee-ryt
US /ˈkɑpiˌraɪt/ · UK /ˈkɒpɪˌraɪt/
Syllables: KAH · pee · ryt (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun and verb: The legal right to control who may copy a piece of writing, music, art or software.
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Copyright in a Sentence
- The photographs are still under copyright.
- Who owns the copyright to the original recording?
- Copyright expires seventy years after the author dies in most of Europe.
Common Mispronunciations of Copyright
Not kah-pee-RYT
Compounds in English take their beat from the first word, so KAH holds it and the rest follows quietly.
Not KAH-pee-rit
Give the last syllable its full long i. Right here is the ordinary word right, rhyming with night.
Tip: It is simply copy plus right, with the beat on the very first syllable.
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