How to pronounce “psychiatry”
Say “psychiatry” in 4 beats
psychiatry
/saɪˈkaɪətɹi/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /saɪkaɪətɹi/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- saɪsaɪ
- kaɪkaɪstress
- əə
- tɹitɹi
- IPA (American)
- /saɪˈkaɪətɹi/
- IPA (British)
- /saɪkaɪətɹi/
- Also accepted
- /sɪˈkaɪətɹi/
- Respelling
- sy-KY-uh-tree
- Syllables
- 4 — saɪ-KAꞮ-ə-tɹi
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: saɪ-KAꞮ-ə-tɹi. “kaɪ” 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
/saɪˈkaɪətɹi/
/saɪkaɪətɹi/
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What “psychiatry” means
- noun
the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
Say it in a sentence
“He moved into psychiatry after two years in general practice.”“psychiatry”, answered
How do you pronounce “psychiatry”?
“psychiatry” is pronounced /saɪˈkaɪətɹi/ (sy-KY-uh-tree) in American English and /saɪkaɪətɹi/ in British English, and /sɪˈkaɪətɹi/ is also accepted — 4 syllables, stressed on “kaɪ”. Build it as saɪ-KAꞮ-ə-tɹi, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “psychiatry” have?
4: saɪ · kaɪ · ə · tɹi. The beat lands on the second, “kaɪ”.
Is “psychiatry” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /saɪˈkaɪətɹi/ (sy-KY-uh-tree); British English says /saɪkaɪətɹi/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “psychiatry” mean?
As a noun: the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders For example: “He moved into psychiatry after two years in general practice.”
Where is the stress in “psychiatry”?
Stress the second syllable: saɪ-KAꞮ-ə-tɹi. “kaɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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