How to pronounce “hypothesis”
Say “hypothesis” in 4 beats
hypothesis
/haɪˈpɑθəsəs/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /haɪpɒθəsɪs/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- hyphaɪ
- otpɑstress
- hesθə
- issəs
- IPA (American)
- /haɪˈpɑθəsəs/
- IPA (British)
- /haɪpɒθəsɪs/
- Respelling
- hy-PAH-thuh-suhs
- Syllables
- 4 — hyp-OT-hes-is
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: hyp-OT-hes-is. “ot” 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
/haɪˈpɑθəsəs/
/haɪpɒθəsɪs/
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What “hypothesis” means
- noun
a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations
- noun
a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena
“a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory”
- noun
a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
Say it in a sentence
“The hypothesis was simple and turned out to be wrong.”“hypothesis”, answered
How do you pronounce “hypothesis”?
“hypothesis” is pronounced /haɪˈpɑθəsəs/ (hy-PAH-thuh-suhs) in American English and /haɪpɒθəsɪs/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “ot”. Build it as hyp-OT-hes-is, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “hypothesis” have?
4: hyp · ot · hes · is. The beat lands on the second, “ot”.
Is “hypothesis” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /haɪˈpɑθəsəs/ (hy-PAH-thuh-suhs); British English says /haɪpɒθəsɪs/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “hypothesis” mean?
As a noun: a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations For example: “The hypothesis was simple and turned out to be wrong.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “hypothesis”?
Stress the second syllable: hyp-OT-hes-is. “ot” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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