How to pronounce “hypothetically”
Say “hypothetically” in 5 beats
hypothetically
/ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkli/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /haɪpəθɛtɪkli/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- haɪhaɪ
- pəpə
- θɛθɛstress
- tɪtɪ
- klikli
- IPA (American)
- /ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkli/
- IPA (British)
- /haɪpəθɛtɪkli/
- Respelling
- hy-puh-THE-ti-klee
- Syllables
- 5 — haɪ-pə-ΘƐ-tɪ-kli
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: haɪ-pə-ΘƐ-tɪ-kli. “θɛ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adverb
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkli/
/haɪpəθɛtɪkli/
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What “hypothetically” means
- adverb
by hypothesis
Say it in a sentence
“Hypothetically, we could walk there in about four hours.”“hypothetically”, answered
How do you pronounce “hypothetically”?
“hypothetically” is pronounced /ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkli/ (hy-puh-THE-ti-klee) in American English and /haɪpəθɛtɪkli/ in British English — 5 syllables, stressed on “θɛ”. Build it as haɪ-pə-ΘƐ-tɪ-kli, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “hypothetically” have?
5: haɪ · pə · θɛ · tɪ · kli. The beat lands on the third, “θɛ”.
Is “hypothetically” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkli/ (hy-puh-THE-ti-klee); British English says /haɪpəθɛtɪkli/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “hypothetically” mean?
As an adverb: by hypothesis For example: “Hypothetically, we could walk there in about four hours.”
Where is the stress in “hypothetically”?
Stress the third syllable: haɪ-pə-ΘƐ-tɪ-kli. “θɛ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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