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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “chaotic”

“chaotic” is pronounced /keɪˈɑtɪk/ (kay-AH-tik) in American English and /keɪɒtɪk/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ɑ”.
The sound

Say “chaotic” in 3 beats

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chaotic

/keɪˈɑtɪk/

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

3 beats
  1. keɪkeɪ
  2. ɑɑstress
  3. tɪktɪk
IPA (American)
/keɪˈɑtɪk/
IPA (British)
/keɪɒtɪk/
Respelling
kay-AH-tik
Syllables
3 — keɪ-Ɑ-tɪk
Stress
Stress the second syllable: keɪ-Ɑ-tɪk. “ɑ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
adjective
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/keɪˈɑtɪk/

British

/keɪɒtɪk/

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Meaning

What “chaotic” means

  1. adjective

    lacking a visible order or organization

  2. adjective

    completely unordered and unpredictable and confusing

  3. adjective

    of or relating to a sensitive dependence on initial conditions

Say it in a sentence

“The first morning of the sale was completely chaotic.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

5 sounds, in the order you say them
kk×2eɪlong aɑahttɪshort i

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Questions

“chaotic”, answered

How do you pronounce “chaotic”?

“chaotic” is pronounced /keɪˈɑtɪk/ (kay-AH-tik) in American English and /keɪɒtɪk/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ɑ”. Build it as keɪ-Ɑ-tɪk, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “chaotic” have?

3: keɪ · ɑ · tɪk. The beat lands on the second, “ɑ”.

Is “chaotic” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /keɪˈɑtɪk/ (kay-AH-tik); British English says /keɪɒtɪk/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “chaotic” mean?

As an adjective: lacking a visible order or organization For example: “The first morning of the sale was completely chaotic.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “chaotic”?

Stress the second syllable: keɪ-Ɑ-tɪk. “ɑ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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