English pronunciation

How to pronounce “sufficient

Phonetic spelling

suh-FISH-uhnt

IPA /səˈfɪʃənt/

Syllable stress

suh·fish·uhnt

Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.

How do you spell “sufficient”?

s u f f i c i e n t

sufficient” is spelled S-U-F-F-I-C-I-E-N-T. It is pronounced suh-FISH-uhnt, so the spelling and the sound do not match letter for letter. Listen to the audio above and say it aloud while you read the letters.

Hear it in a sentence

  • Do we have sufficient time to finish this project?

  • Her explanation was not sufficient to convince me.

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