How to pronounce comprehensibility

Say it like kom-pree-hen-suh-BIL-uh-tee. Comprehensibility has seven syllables, and the main stress falls on the fifth one (BIL).

Comprehensibility pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

1. komGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "ah" in father.
2. preeKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "ee" in see.
3. henGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "e" in bed.
4. suhKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.
5. BILSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
6. uhKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.
7. teeKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "ee" in see.

American vs British pronunciation of comprehensibility

• The short o is rounded in British English (as in "hot"), but open and unrounded in American English.
• Americans usually soften the t in the middle into a quick d-like tap; British speakers keep a crisp t.

British respelling: kom-pree-hen-suh-BIL-uh-tee.

What does comprehensibility mean?

Words that rhyme with comprehensibility

Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of comprehensibility.

• ability
• responsibility
• possibility
• utility
• availability
• capability
• mobility
• flexibility
• probability
• reliability

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