How to pronounce “chemistry”
Say “chemistry” in 3 beats
chemistry
/ˈkɛməstɹi/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kɛmɪstɹi/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- chemkɛstress
- istmə
- rystɹi
- IPA (American)
- /ˈkɛməstɹi/
- IPA (British)
- /kɛmɪstɹi/
- Also accepted
- /ˈkɛmɪstɹi/
- Respelling
- KE-muh-stree
- Syllables
- 3 — CHEM-ist-ry
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: CHEM-ist-ry. “chem” 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
/ˈkɛməstɹi/
/kɛmɪstɹi/
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What “chemistry” means
- noun
the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
- noun
the chemical composition and properties of a substance or object
“the chemistry of soil”
- noun
the way two individuals relate to each other
“their chemistry was wrong from the beginning -- they hated each other”
Say it in a sentence
“Chemistry made sense once he started doing it with his hands.”“chemistry”, answered
How do you pronounce “chemistry”?
“chemistry” is pronounced /ˈkɛməstɹi/ (KE-muh-stree) in American English and /kɛmɪstɹi/ in British English, and /ˈkɛmɪstɹi/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “chem”. Build it as CHEM-ist-ry, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “chemistry” have?
3: chem · ist · ry. The beat lands on the first, “chem”.
Is “chemistry” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈkɛməstɹi/ (KE-muh-stree); British English says /kɛmɪstɹi/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “chemistry” mean?
As a noun: the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions For example: “Chemistry made sense once he started doing it with his hands.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “chemistry”?
Stress the first syllable: CHEM-ist-ry. “chem” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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