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Delivery Pronunciation

Delivery is pronounced di-LI-ver-ee, IPA /dɪˈlɪvɝi/.

di-LI-ver-ee

US /dɪˈlɪvɝi/  ·  UK /dɪˈlɪvəri/

Syllables: di · LI · ver · ee (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)

noun: The act of bringing goods to someone, or the manner in which a speech or line is spoken.

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Delivery in a Sentence

  • The delivery is due between ten and two.
  • His jokes are fine, it is the delivery that lets him down.
  • We paid extra for next day delivery.

Common Mispronunciations of Delivery

Not DE-li-ve-ree

Four syllables with the beat on the second: di-LI-ver-ee. Spreading equal weight across all four is the most common giveaway here.

Not duh-LIV-ree

The ver in the middle is quiet but it is there. Dropping it leaves three syllables where the word has four.

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