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How to pronounce “ideology”

“ideology” is pronounced /ˌaɪdiˈɑlədʒi/ (y-dee-AH-luh-jee) in American English and /aɪdɪɒlədʒi/ in British English — 5 syllables, stressed on “ɑ”.
The sound

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ideology

/ˌaɪdiˈɑlədʒi/

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

5 beats
  1. aɪaɪ
  2. didi
  3. ɑɑstress
  4. lələ
  5. dʒidʒi
IPA (American)
/ˌaɪdiˈɑlədʒi/
IPA (British)
/aɪdɪɒlədʒi/
Respelling
y-dee-AH-luh-jee
Syllables
5 — aɪ-di-Ɑ-lə-dʒi
Stress
Stress the third syllable: aɪ-di-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

/ˌaɪdiˈɑlədʒi/

British

/aɪdɪɒlədʒi/

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Meaning

What “ideology” means

  1. noun

    an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation

  2. noun

    imaginary or visionary theorization

Say it in a sentence

“Their ideology never survived contact with a real budget.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

7 sounds, in the order you say them
aɪlong iddilong e×2ɑahlləschwadʒj

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Questions

“ideology”, answered

How do you pronounce “ideology”?

“ideology” is pronounced /ˌaɪdiˈɑlədʒi/ (y-dee-AH-luh-jee) in American English and /aɪdɪɒlədʒi/ in British English — 5 syllables, stressed on “ɑ”. Build it as aɪ-di-Ɑ-lə-dʒi, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “ideology” have?

5: aɪ · di · ɑ · lə · dʒi. The beat lands on the third, “ɑ”.

Is “ideology” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˌaɪdiˈɑlədʒi/ (y-dee-AH-luh-jee); British English says /aɪdɪɒlədʒi/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “ideology” mean?

As a noun: an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation For example: “Their ideology never survived contact with a real budget.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “ideology”?

Stress the third syllable: aɪ-di-Ɑ-lə-dʒi. “ɑ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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