How to pronounce “biology”
Say “biology” in 4 beats
biology
/baɪˈɑlədʒi/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /baɪɒlədʒi/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- baɪbaɪ
- ɑɑstress
- lələ
- dʒidʒi
- IPA (American)
- /baɪˈɑlədʒi/
- IPA (British)
- /baɪɒlədʒi/
- Respelling
- by-AH-luh-jee
- Syllables
- 4 — baɪ-Ɑ-lə-dʒi
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: baɪ-Ɑ-lə-dʒi. “ɑ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/baɪˈɑlədʒi/
/baɪɒlədʒi/
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What “biology” means
- noun
the science that studies living organisms
- noun
characteristic life processes and phenomena of living organisms
“the biology of viruses”
- noun
all the plant and animal life of a particular region
Say it in a sentence
“Biology was always her favourite subject at school.”“biology”, answered
How do you pronounce “biology”?
“biology” is pronounced /baɪˈɑlədʒi/ (by-AH-luh-jee) in American English and /baɪɒlədʒi/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “ɑ”. Build it as baɪ-Ɑ-lə-dʒi, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “biology” have?
4: baɪ · ɑ · lə · dʒi. The beat lands on the second, “ɑ”.
Is “biology” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /baɪˈɑlədʒi/ (by-AH-luh-jee); British English says /baɪɒlədʒi/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “biology” mean?
As a noun: the science that studies living organisms For example: “Biology was always her favourite subject at school.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “biology”?
Stress the second syllable: baɪ-Ɑ-lə-dʒi. “ɑ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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