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How to pronounce “epidemiology”

“epidemiology” is pronounced /ˌɛpəˌdɛmiˈɑlədʒi/ (e-puh-de-mee-AH-luh-jee) in American English and /ɛpɪdɛmɪɒlədʒi/ in British English — 7 syllables, stressed on “ɑ”.
The sound

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epidemiology

/ˌɛpəˌdɛmiˈɑlədʒi/

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

7 beats
  1. ɛɛ
  2. pəpə
  3. dɛdɛ
  4. mimi
  5. ɑɑstress
  6. lələ
  7. dʒidʒi
IPA (American)
/ˌɛpəˌdɛmiˈɑlədʒi/
IPA (British)
/ɛpɪdɛmɪɒlədʒi/
Respelling
e-puh-de-mee-AH-luh-jee
Syllables
7 — ɛ-pə-dɛ-mi-Ɑ-lə-dʒi
Stress
Stress the fifth syllable: ɛ-pə-dɛ-mi-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
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˌɛpəˌdɛmiˈɑlədʒi/

British

/ɛpɪdɛmɪɒlədʒi/

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Meaning

What “epidemiology” means

  1. noun

    the branch of medical science dealing with the transmission and control of disease

Say it in a sentence

“Epidemiology explains how quickly the outbreak spread.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

9 sounds, in the order you say them
ɛshort e×2ppəschwa×2ddmmilong e×2ɑahlldʒj

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Questions

“epidemiology”, answered

How do you pronounce “epidemiology”?

“epidemiology” is pronounced /ˌɛpəˌdɛmiˈɑlədʒi/ (e-puh-de-mee-AH-luh-jee) in American English and /ɛpɪdɛmɪɒlədʒi/ in British English — 7 syllables, stressed on “ɑ”. Build it as ɛ-pə-dɛ-mi-Ɑ-lə-dʒi, then run the fifth syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “epidemiology” have?

7: ɛ · pə · dɛ · mi · ɑ · lə · dʒi. The beat lands on the fifth, “ɑ”.

Is “epidemiology” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˌɛpəˌdɛmiˈɑlədʒi/ (e-puh-de-mee-AH-luh-jee); British English says /ɛpɪdɛmɪɒlədʒi/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “epidemiology” mean?

As a noun: the branch of medical science dealing with the transmission and control of disease For example: “Epidemiology explains how quickly the outbreak spread.”

Where is the stress in “epidemiology”?

Stress the fifth syllable: ɛ-pə-dɛ-mi-Ɑ-lə-dʒi. “ɑ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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