How to pronounce “hypertension”
Say “hypertension” in 4 beats
hypertension
/ˌhaɪpɚˈtɛnʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /haɪpətɛnʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- hyphaɪ
- erpɚ
- tentɛnstress
- sionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /ˌhaɪpɚˈtɛnʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /haɪpətɛnʃən/
- Respelling
- hy-puh-TEN-shuhn
- Syllables
- 4 — hyp-er-TEN-sion
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: hyp-er-TEN-sion. “ten” 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
/ˌhaɪpɚˈtɛnʃən/
/haɪpətɛnʃən/
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What “hypertension” means
- noun
a common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater)
Say it in a sentence
“Hypertension often has no symptoms at all.”“hypertension”, answered
How do you pronounce “hypertension”?
“hypertension” is pronounced /ˌhaɪpɚˈtɛnʃən/ (hy-puh-TEN-shuhn) in American English and /haɪpətɛnʃən/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “ten”. Build it as hyp-er-TEN-sion, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “hypertension” have?
4: hyp · er · ten · sion. The beat lands on the third, “ten”.
Is “hypertension” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌhaɪpɚˈtɛnʃən/ (hy-puh-TEN-shuhn); British English says /haɪpətɛnʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “hypertension” mean?
As a noun: a common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater) For example: “Hypertension often has no symptoms at all.”
Where is the stress in “hypertension”?
Stress the third syllable: hyp-er-TEN-sion. “ten” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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