English pronunciation · Words Starting with E
Eligibility Pronunciation
Eligibility is pronounced e-li-juh-BI-li-tee, IPA /ˌɛlɪdʒəˈbɪlɪti/.
e-li-juh-BI-li-tee
US /ˌɛlɪdʒəˈbɪlɪti/ · UK /ˌɛlɪdʒəˈbɪlɪti/
Syllables: e · li · juh · BI · li · tee (6 syllables, stress on syllable 4)
noun: The state of meeting the conditions required to qualify for something.
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Eligibility in a Sentence
- Check your eligibility before you apply.
- Eligibility for the grant depends on household income.
- The club tightened its eligibility rules last season.
Common Mispronunciations of Eligibility
Not e-LI-juh-bi-li-tee
Adding -ity sends the beat far down the word, onto BI. Eligible keeps it on LI, but the longer noun does not.
Not e-li-GI-buh-li-tee
Both g letters are soft here, so each one sounds like a j. A hard g belongs to words like give and gift.
Tip: Six syllables, loud on the fourth: e-li-juh-BI-li-tee.
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