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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “pathology”

“pathology” is pronounced /pəˈθɑlədʒi/ (puh-THAH-luh-jee) in American English and /paθɒlədʒi/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “hol”.
The sound

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pathology

/pəˈθɑlədʒi/

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

4 beats
  1. patpə
  2. holθɑstress
  3. oglə
  4. ydʒi
IPA (American)
/pəˈθɑlədʒi/
IPA (British)
/paθɒlədʒi/
Respelling
puh-THAH-luh-jee
Syllables
4 — pat-HOL-og-y
Stress
Stress the second syllable: pat-HOL-og-y. “hol” 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

/pəˈθɑlədʒi/

British

/paθɒlədʒi/

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Meaning

What “pathology” means

  1. noun

    the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases

  2. noun

    any deviation from a healthy or normal condition

Say it in a sentence

“The pathology report took four days to come back.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

7 sounds, in the order you say them
ppəschwa×2θth voicelessɑahlldʒjilong e

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Questions

“pathology”, answered

How do you pronounce “pathology”?

“pathology” is pronounced /pəˈθɑlədʒi/ (puh-THAH-luh-jee) in American English and /paθɒlədʒi/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “hol”. Build it as pat-HOL-og-y, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “pathology” have?

4: pat · hol · og · y. The beat lands on the second, “hol”.

Is “pathology” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /pəˈθɑlədʒi/ (puh-THAH-luh-jee); British English says /paθɒlədʒi/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “pathology” mean?

As a noun: the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases For example: “The pathology report took four days to come back.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “pathology”?

Stress the second syllable: pat-HOL-og-y. “hol” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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