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How to pronounce “linguistics”

“linguistics” is pronounced /lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/ (ling-GWI-stiks) in American English and /lɪŋɡwɪstɪks/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “guis”.
The sound

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linguistics

/lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/

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

3 beats
  1. linlɪŋ
  2. guisɡwɪstress
  3. ticsstɪks
IPA (American)
/lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/
IPA (British)
/lɪŋɡwɪstɪks/
Respelling
ling-GWI-stiks
Syllables
3 — lin-GUIS-tics
Stress
Stress the second syllable: lin-GUIS-tics. “guis” 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

/lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/

British

/lɪŋɡwɪstɪks/

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Meaning

What “linguistics” means

  1. noun

    the scientific study of language

  2. noun

    the humanistic study of language and literature

Say it in a sentence

“Linguistics explained why the two dialects diverged.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

8 sounds, in the order you say them
llɪshort i×3ŋngɡgwwss×2ttkk

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Questions

“linguistics”, answered

How do you pronounce “linguistics”?

“linguistics” is pronounced /lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/ (ling-GWI-stiks) in American English and /lɪŋɡwɪstɪks/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “guis”. Build it as lin-GUIS-tics, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “linguistics” have?

3: lin · guis · tics. The beat lands on the second, “guis”.

Is “linguistics” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/ (ling-GWI-stiks); British English says /lɪŋɡwɪstɪks/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “linguistics” mean?

As a noun: the scientific study of language For example: “Linguistics explained why the two dialects diverged.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “linguistics”?

Stress the second syllable: lin-GUIS-tics. “guis” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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