"Apologize" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /əˈpɑɫəˌdʒaɪz/ in IPA and it has 4 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents — the audio is the reliable guide for a word like this.
apologize
Tap to hear · American accent
Accent
If an accent sounds the same, your device is missing that voice — it falls back to the closest one.
Speed
Record yourself saying apologize, then compare with the target. Your audio stays on this device — nothing is uploaded.
4
Syllables
9
Letters
/əˈpɑɫəˌdʒaɪz/
IPA
"apologize" has 4 syllables: apologize.
verb
Related pages on PronounceIt, chosen from what we know about this word.
Train the contrast: light vs right, cheap vs jeep
Sounds worth drilling for a word spelled like this:
Read next: Long and Short Vowel Sounds in English
"Apologize" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /əˈpɑɫəˌdʒaɪz/ in IPA and it has 4 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents — the audio is the reliable guide for a word like this.
"Apologize" has 4 syllables.
The IPA transcription of "apologize" is /əˈpɑɫəˌdʒaɪz/.
Apologize: To make an apology or excuse; to acknowledge some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends
Want the definition, translations into 8 languages, and read-aloud for full sentences?
Open “apologize” in the full dictionary →