How to pronounce “physiotherapy”
Say “physiotherapy” in 6 beats
physiotherapy
/ˌfɪzioʊˈθɛɹəpi/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˌfɪziəʊˈθɛɹəpi/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- fɪfɪ
- zizi
- oʊoʊstress
- θɛθɛ
- ɹəɹə
- pipi
- IPA (American)
- /ˌfɪzioʊˈθɛɹəpi/
- IPA (British)
- /ˌfɪziəʊˈθɛɹəpi/
- Respelling
- fiz-ee-oh-THERR-uh-pee
- Syllables
- 6 — fɪ-zi-OƱ-θɛ-ɹə-pi
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: fɪ-zi-OƱ-θɛ-ɹə-pi. “oʊ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ˌfɪzioʊˈθɛɹəpi/
/ˌfɪziəʊˈθɛɹəpi/
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Where “physiotherapy” goes wrong
- Often heard
“fiz-ee-OTH-uh-ruh-pee”
the stress is on THERR: fiz-ee-oh-THERR-uh-pee
What “physiotherapy” means
- noun
therapy that uses physical agents: exercise and massage and other modalities
Say it in a sentence
“Six weeks of physiotherapy got him back on the bike.”“physiotherapy”, answered
How do you pronounce “physiotherapy”?
“physiotherapy” is pronounced /ˌfɪzioʊˈθɛɹəpi/ (fiz-ee-oh-THERR-uh-pee) in American English and /ˌfɪziəʊˈθɛɹəpi/ in British English — 6 syllables, stressed on “oʊ”. Build it as fɪ-zi-OƱ-θɛ-ɹə-pi, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “physiotherapy” have?
6: fɪ · zi · oʊ · θɛ · ɹə · pi. The beat lands on the third, “oʊ”.
Is “physiotherapy” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌfɪzioʊˈθɛɹəpi/ (fiz-ee-oh-THERR-uh-pee); British English says /ˌfɪziəʊˈθɛɹəpi/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “physiotherapy” mean?
As a noun: therapy that uses physical agents: exercise and massage and other modalities For example: “Six weeks of physiotherapy got him back on the bike.”
Where is the stress in “physiotherapy”?
Stress the third syllable: fɪ-zi-OƱ-θɛ-ɹə-pi. “oʊ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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