How to pronounce “organised”
Say “organised” in 3 beats
organised
/ˈɔɹɡəˌnaɪzd/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˈɔːɡənaɪzd/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɔɹɔɹstress
- ɡəɡə
- naɪzdnaɪzd
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɔɹɡəˌnaɪzd/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈɔːɡənaɪzd/
- Respelling
- OR-guh-nyzd
- Syllables
- 3 — Ɔɹ-ɡə-naɪzd
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: Ɔɹ-ɡə-naɪzd. “ɔɹ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb, adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈɔɹɡəˌnaɪzd/
/ˈɔːɡənaɪzd/
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Where “organised” goes wrong
- Often heard
“or-guh-NY-zed”
three syllables: the -ed adds no vowel
What “organised” means
- verb
bring order and organization to
“Can you help me organize my files?”
- verb
create (as an entity)
“social groups form everywhere”
- verb
form or join a union
“The auto workers decided to unionize”
Say it in a sentence
“She is the most organised person in the building.”“organised”, answered
How do you pronounce “organised”?
“organised” is pronounced /ˈɔɹɡəˌnaɪzd/ (OR-guh-nyzd) in American English and /ˈɔːɡənaɪzd/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ɔɹ”. Build it as Ɔɹ-ɡə-naɪzd, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “organised” have?
3: ɔɹ · ɡə · naɪzd. The beat lands on the first, “ɔɹ”. Read letter by letter it looks like 4 (or-guh-NY-zed), and that careful version is not wrong — but ordinary speech runs it to 3.
Is “organised” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈɔɹɡəˌnaɪzd/ (OR-guh-nyzd); British English says /ˈɔːɡənaɪzd/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “organised” mean?
As a verb: bring order and organization to For example: “Can you help me organize my files?” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “organised”?
Stress the first syllable: Ɔɹ-ɡə-naɪzd. “ɔɹ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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