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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “anesthetist”

“anesthetist” is pronounced /əˈnɛsθətəst/ (uh-NES-thuh-tuhst) in American English and /anɪsθɛtɪst/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “est”.
The sound

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anesthetist

/əˈnɛsθətəst/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /anɪsθɛtɪst/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

4 beats
  1. anə
  2. estnɛsstress
  3. hetθə
  4. isttəst
IPA (American)
/əˈnɛsθətəst/
IPA (British)
/anɪsθɛtɪst/
Respelling
uh-NES-thuh-tuhst
Syllables
4 — an-EST-het-ist
Stress
Stress the second syllable: an-EST-het-ist. “est” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
noun
Difficulty
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Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/əˈnɛsθətəst/

British

/anɪsθɛtɪst/

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Meaning

What “anesthetist” means

  1. noun

    a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated

Say it in a sentence

“The anesthetist explained everything before the operation began.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
əschwa×3nnɛshort ess×2θth voicelesstt×2

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Questions

“anesthetist”, answered

How do you pronounce “anesthetist”?

“anesthetist” is pronounced /əˈnɛsθətəst/ (uh-NES-thuh-tuhst) in American English and /anɪsθɛtɪst/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “est”. Build it as an-EST-het-ist, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “anesthetist” have?

4: an · est · het · ist. The beat lands on the second, “est”.

Is “anesthetist” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /əˈnɛsθətəst/ (uh-NES-thuh-tuhst); British English says /anɪsθɛtɪst/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “anesthetist” mean?

As a noun: a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated For example: “The anesthetist explained everything before the operation began.”

Where is the stress in “anesthetist”?

Stress the second syllable: an-EST-het-ist. “est” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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