How To Pronounce Psychologist
psychologist
How To Say Psychologist Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, psychologist is pronounced /saɪˈkɒl.ə.dʒɪst/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [saɪˈkʰɒl.ə.dʒɪst̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /saɪˈkɑː.lə.dʒɪst/.
Psychologist has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the second syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
Psychologist has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOoo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Psychologist
Transcription Tips For Psychologist
- Rule 29
The Letter y
The letter y before a vowel is usually a consonant, /j/. After a consonant it is usually a vowel.
yes /jes/yam /jæm/city /ˈsɪt.i/
Here. Psychologist /saɪˈkɒl.ə.dʒɪst/
- Rule 3
Mark The Stressed Syllable
When a word has more than one syllable, the primary stress marker must be placed before the stressed syllable. It is wrong to write /lɔː.jə/ without the stress marker.
lawyer /ˈlɔː.jə/
Here. Psychologist /saɪˈkɒl.ə.dʒɪst/
- Rule 7
Stress Mark Replaces The Dot
Do not place a syllable boundary marker where the stress marker appears. /ðeɪ.ə.naʊ.ˈhɪə/ is not acceptable.
They are now here /ðeɪ.ə.naʊˈhɪə/
Here. Psychologist /saɪˈkɒl.ə.dʒɪst/
Questions About Psychologist
How do you say psychologist phonetically?
Psychologist sounds like sy-KOL-uh-jist in British English and sy-KAH-luh-jist in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce psychologist in British English?
In British English, psychologist is pronounced /saɪˈkɒl.ə.dʒɪst/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [saɪˈkʰɒl.ə.dʒɪst̚].
How do you pronounce psychologist in American English?
In American English, psychologist is pronounced /saɪˈkɑː.lə.dʒɪst/.
How many syllables are in psychologist?
Psychologist has four syllables, /saɪ/ + /kɒl/ + /ə/ + /dʒɪst/.
Where is the stress in psychologist?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /kɒl/.
Do British and American English pronounce psychologist the same way?
No. British English has /saɪˈkɒl.ə.dʒɪst/ and American English has /saɪˈkɑː.lə.dʒɪst/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Psychologist
Psychologist has four syllables. See how psychologist divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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