English pronunciation · Words Starting with P
Productivity Pronunciation
Productivity is pronounced proh-duhk-TI-vuh-tee, IPA /ˌproʊdəkˈtɪvəti/.
proh-duhk-TI-vuh-tee
US /ˌproʊdəkˈtɪvəti/ · UK /ˌprɒdəkˈtɪvɪti/
Syllables: proh · duhk · TI · vuh · tee (5 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
noun: The rate at which work gets done or goods get made.
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Productivity in a Sentence
- Productivity rose after the second shift was dropped.
- There is no simple measure of productivity in teaching.
- They blamed the weather for the fall in productivity.
Common Mispronunciations of Productivity
Not pruh-DUHK-ti-vuh-tee
TI takes the punch, the third of five beats, even though productive stresses DUHK.
Not proh-duhk-TI-vi-tee
The ity ending reduces to vuh-tee, exactly as it does in quality and ability.
Tip: Five beats, proh-duhk-TI-vuh-tee, and the opening o stays long.
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