To pronounce "adjacent", say adj-AC-ent — 3 syllables, IPA /əˈdʒeɪsənt/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
adjacent
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3
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/əˈdʒeɪsənt/
🇺🇸 IPA (US)
/ɐdʒˈeɪsənt/
🇬🇧 IPA (UK)
Break "adjacent" into 3 beats and lean on "AC" — that's the stressed one. It rhymes with nascent and complacent, if that helps it stick.
noun
adjective
“Because the conference room is filled, we will have our meeting in the adjacent room.”
“The picture is on the adjacent page.”
preposition
“A notice was sent to the house adjacent the school.”
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"Adjacent" has 3 syllables: adj · ac · ent.
The IPA transcription of "adjacent" is /əˈdʒeɪsənt/.
Adjacent: Something that lies next to something else, especially the side of a right triangle that is neither the hypotenuse nor the opposite.
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