How to pronounce “optimised”
Say “optimised” in 3 beats
optimised
/ˈɑptəˌmaɪzd/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˈɒptɪmaɪzd/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɑpɑpstress
- tətə
- maɪzdmaɪzd
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɑptəˌmaɪzd/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈɒptɪmaɪzd/
- Respelling
- OP-tuh-myzd
- Syllables
- 3 — ⱭP-tə-maɪzd
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: ⱭP-tə-maɪzd. “ɑp” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ˈɑptəˌmaɪzd/
/ˈɒptɪmaɪzd/
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Where “optimised” goes wrong
- Often heard
“op-tuh-MY-zed”
the -ed adds no syllable: it is just a d on the end
What “optimised” means
- verb
make optimal; get the most out of; use best
“optimize your resources”
- verb
modify to achieve maximum efficiency in storage capacity or time or cost
“optimize a computer program”
- verb
act as an optimist and take a sunny view of the world
Say it in a sentence
“The page is optimised for a slow connection.”“optimised”, answered
How do you pronounce “optimised”?
“optimised” is pronounced /ˈɑptəˌmaɪzd/ (OP-tuh-myzd) in American English and /ˈɒptɪmaɪzd/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ɑp”. Build it as ⱭP-tə-maɪzd, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “optimised” have?
3: ɑp · tə · maɪzd. The beat lands on the first, “ɑp”. Read letter by letter it looks like 4 (op-tuh-MY-zed), and that careful version is not wrong — but ordinary speech runs it to 3.
Is “optimised” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈɑptəˌmaɪzd/ (OP-tuh-myzd); British English says /ˈɒptɪmaɪzd/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “optimised” mean?
As a verb: make optimal; get the most out of; use best For example: “optimize your resources” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “optimised”?
Stress the first syllable: ⱭP-tə-maɪzd. “ɑp” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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