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How to pronounce regime

Regime is pronounced ray-ZHEEM, with two syllables and the stress on the second. The g is the zh of vision, and the last syllable rhymes with team. American and British English agree.

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regime

Two syllables, stress on the second

noun · a government, especially one that is strict, or a set of rules or habits

  1. rayreɪ
  2. ZHEEMʒiːm (stressed)
  • US /reɪˈʒiːm/ray-ZHEEM Recorded voice
  • UK /reɪˈʒiːm/ray-ZHEEM Your device’s voice

IPA checked in the Cambridge Dictionary and Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries. The recording is American English.

Regime, sound by sound

Each sound in the IPA, with a word you already know that has it.

USUK American and British English/reɪˈʒiːm/

  1. ray

    • /r/as in red
    • /eɪ/as in day

  2. ZHEEMstressed

    • /ʒ/as in vision
    • /iː/as in see
    • /m/as in man

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Tip. Stress ZHEEM. The g is zh, as in vision: ray-ZHEEM. Not REJ-im.

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    Common regime pronunciation mistakes

    What people often say instead, and how to fix it. Say ray-ZHEEM.

    • Notray-JEEM

      Saying a j. The g is the soft zh of vision.

    • NotREJ-im

      Saying regimen. Regime ends in a long EEM and has the stress there.

    • NotRAY-zheem

      Stressing the first syllable. The stress is on ZHEEM.

    Regime in a sentence

    Hear each one, slow it down, then say it. Words change a little when they join others, so practise them in sentences too.

    • The regime fell after thirty years in power.

    • The country is ruled by a strict regime.

    • She follows a strict training regime.

    How do you say regime?

    Regime is a French word, and its g is soft zh, as in vision and beige. Many learners say j, as in age, which gives ray-JEEM and sounds like a different word.

    The first syllable is ray, as in day, not reh. The stress is on the end: ZHEEM, which rhymes with team and extreme. Do not mix it up with regimen, a related word that is said REJ-uh-mun.

    Both words come from the Latin regimen, rule. The word regime came through French. It means a government, often a harsh one, or a system of rules, such as a fitness regime.

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