How to Pronounce “development

word

/dɪˈvɛɫəpmənt/
di-VEL-uhp-muhnt
/dɪvˈɛləpmənt/
di-VEL-uhp-muhnt

IPA Transcription

American English

/dɪˈvɛɫəpmənt/

British English

/dɪvˈɛləpmənt/

Simplified Pronunciation

US

di-VEL-uhp-muhnt

UK

di-VEL-uhp-muhnt

Listen in Context

The city needs more development in public transport.

Child development is important for teachers to understand.

They started a new housing development near the river.

There’s been a really interesting development in the case this morning.