How to pronounce “diagnosis”
Say “diagnosis” in 4 beats
diagnosis
/ˌdaɪəɡˈnoʊsəs/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /daɪəɡnəʊsɪs/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- daɪdaɪ
- əɡəɡ
- noʊnoʊstress
- səssəs
- IPA (American)
- /ˌdaɪəɡˈnoʊsəs/
- IPA (British)
- /daɪəɡnəʊsɪs/
- Respelling
- dy-uhg-NOH-suhs
- Syllables
- 4 — daɪ-əɡ-NOƱ-səs
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: daɪ-əɡ-NOƱ-səs. “noʊ” 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
/ˌdaɪəɡˈnoʊsəs/
/daɪəɡnəʊsɪs/
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What “diagnosis” means
- noun
identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon
Say it in a sentence
“The diagnosis came as a relief after months of uncertainty.”“diagnosis”, answered
How do you pronounce “diagnosis”?
“diagnosis” is pronounced /ˌdaɪəɡˈnoʊsəs/ (dy-uhg-NOH-suhs) in American English and /daɪəɡnəʊsɪs/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “noʊ”. Build it as daɪ-əɡ-NOƱ-səs, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “diagnosis” have?
4: daɪ · əɡ · noʊ · səs. The beat lands on the third, “noʊ”.
Is “diagnosis” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌdaɪəɡˈnoʊsəs/ (dy-uhg-NOH-suhs); British English says /daɪəɡnəʊsɪs/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “diagnosis” mean?
As a noun: identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon For example: “The diagnosis came as a relief after months of uncertainty.”
Where is the stress in “diagnosis”?
Stress the third syllable: daɪ-əɡ-NOƱ-səs. “noʊ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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