English pronunciation · Words Starting with D
Development Pronunciation
Development is pronounced di-VE-luhp-muhnt, IPA /dɪˈvɛləpmənt/.
di-VE-luhp-muhnt
US /dɪˈvɛləpmənt/ · UK /dɪˈvɛləpmənt/
Syllables: di · VE · luhp · muhnt (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: The process of growing, improving, or building something, or a new event in an unfolding story.
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Development in a Sentence
- The drug is still in development.
- There has been an interesting development in the case.
- A housing development went up on the old sports field.
Common Mispronunciations of Development
Not de-ve-LOP-ment
The beat lands on the second syllable, matching the verb develop. Letting it drift further back changes the rhythm of the whole word.
Not di-VE-lup-muhnt
Careful, but the p is lighter than the spelling suggests: in ordinary speech it almost disappears between the l and the m.
Tip: There is no e between the p and the m. Develop, developing and development all end the same way.
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