differently

/ˈdɪfərəntli/

Syllables dif·fer·ent·ly

Stress DIF-fer-ent-ly

Phonics Breakdown

dif

/dɪf/

short i

fer

/fər/

er schwa

ent

/ənt/

schwa

ly

/li/

-ly suffix

Meaning

in a different way

Sound Reference

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dif=/dɪf/(different) + fer=/fər/(prefer) + ent=/ənt/(student) + ly=/li/(quickly)

Example

People may think differently about the same problem.