How to pronounce “pseudonym”
Say “pseudonym” in 3 beats
pseudonym
/ˈsudəˌnɪm/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˈsjuːdənɪm/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- pseudsustress
- ondə
- ymnɪm
- IPA (American)
- /ˈsudəˌnɪm/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈsjuːdənɪm/
- Respelling
- SOO-duh-nim
- Syllables
- 3 — PSEUD-on-ym
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: PSEUD-on-ym. “pseud” 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
American and British are not the same here
/ˈsudəˌnɪm/
/ˈsjuːdənɪm/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
Where “pseudonym” goes wrong
- Often heard
“puh-SOO-doh-nim”
the p is silent: SOO-duh-nim
What “pseudonym” means
- noun
a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role
Say it in a sentence
“She published her first three novels under a pseudonym.”“pseudonym”, answered
How do you pronounce “pseudonym”?
“pseudonym” is pronounced /ˈsudəˌnɪm/ (SOO-duh-nim) in American English and /ˈsjuːdənɪm/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “pseud”. Build it as PSEUD-on-ym, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “pseudonym” have?
3: pseud · on · ym. The beat lands on the first, “pseud”. Read letter by letter it looks like 4 (puh-SOO-doh-nim), and that careful version is not wrong — but ordinary speech runs it to 3.
Is “pseudonym” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈsudəˌnɪm/ (SOO-duh-nim); British English says /ˈsjuːdənɪm/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “pseudonym” mean?
As a noun: a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role For example: “She published her first three novels under a pseudonym.”
Where is the stress in “pseudonym”?
Stress the first syllable: PSEUD-on-ym. “pseud” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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