How to pronounce “ecosystem”
Say “ecosystem” in 4 beats
ecosystem
/ˈikoʊˌsɪstəm/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /iːkəʊsɪstəm/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ecistress
- oskoʊ
- yssɪ
- temstəm
- IPA (American)
- /ˈikoʊˌsɪstəm/
- IPA (British)
- /iːkəʊsɪstəm/
- Respelling
- EE-koh-si-stuhm
- Syllables
- 4 — EC-os-ys-tem
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: EC-os-ys-tem. “ec” 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
/ˈikoʊˌsɪstəm/
/iːkəʊsɪstəm/
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What “ecosystem” means
- noun
a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment
Say it in a sentence
“The whole ecosystem depends on one species of grass.”“ecosystem”, answered
How do you pronounce “ecosystem”?
“ecosystem” is pronounced /ˈikoʊˌsɪstəm/ (EE-koh-si-stuhm) in American English and /iːkəʊsɪstəm/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “ec”. Build it as EC-os-ys-tem, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “ecosystem” have?
4: ec · os · ys · tem. The beat lands on the first, “ec”.
Is “ecosystem” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈikoʊˌsɪstəm/ (EE-koh-si-stuhm); British English says /iːkəʊsɪstəm/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “ecosystem” mean?
As a noun: a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment For example: “The whole ecosystem depends on one species of grass.”
Where is the stress in “ecosystem”?
Stress the first syllable: EC-os-ys-tem. “ec” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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