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How to pronounce “galvanise”

“galvanise” is pronounced /ˈɡælvəˌnaɪz/ (GAL-vuh-nyze) in American English and /ˈɡalvənaɪz/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ɡæl”.
The sound

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galvanise

/ˈɡælvəˌnaɪz/

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

3 beats
  1. ɡælɡælstress
  2. vəvə
  3. naɪznaɪz
IPA (American)
/ˈɡælvəˌnaɪz/
IPA (British)
/ˈɡalvənaɪz/
Respelling
GAL-vuh-nyze
Syllables
3 — ꞬÆL-və-naɪz
Stress
Stress the first syllable: ꞬÆL-və-naɪz. “ɡæl” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
verb
Difficulty
Legend — spelling and sound part company here
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈɡælvəˌnaɪz/

British

/ˈɡalvənaɪz/

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Watch out

Where “galvanise” goes wrong

  • Often heard

    “gal-VAN-yze”

    the stress is on GAL, the first syllable

Meaning

What “galvanise” means

  1. verb

    to stimulate to action

    “..startled him awake”

  2. verb

    cover with zinc

    “galvanize steel”

  3. verb

    stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock

Say it in a sentence

“The letter helped galvanise the whole neighbourhood.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

8 sounds, in the order you say them
ɡgæshort allvvəschwannaɪlong izz

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Questions

“galvanise”, answered

How do you pronounce “galvanise”?

“galvanise” is pronounced /ˈɡælvəˌnaɪz/ (GAL-vuh-nyze) in American English and /ˈɡalvənaɪz/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ɡæl”. Build it as ꞬÆL-və-naɪz, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “galvanise” have?

3: ɡæl · və · naɪz. The beat lands on the first, “ɡæl”.

Is “galvanise” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈɡælvəˌnaɪz/ (GAL-vuh-nyze); British English says /ˈɡalvənaɪz/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “galvanise” mean?

As a verb: to stimulate to action For example: “..startled him awake” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “galvanise”?

Stress the first syllable: ꞬÆL-və-naɪz. “ɡæl” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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