How to pronounce “statistic”
Say “statistic” in 3 beats
statistic
/stəˈtɪstɪk/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /stɐtɪstɪk/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- statstə
- istɪstress
- ticstɪk
- IPA (American)
- /stəˈtɪstɪk/
- IPA (British)
- /stɐtɪstɪk/
- Respelling
- stuh-TI-stik
- Syllables
- 3 — stat-IS-tic
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: stat-IS-tic. “is” 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
/stəˈtɪstɪk/
/stɐtɪstɪk/
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What “statistic” means
- noun
a datum that can be represented numerically
Say it in a sentence
“One statistic in the report was quoted everywhere.”The sounds inside this word
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“statistic”, answered
How do you pronounce “statistic”?
“statistic” is pronounced /stəˈtɪstɪk/ (stuh-TI-stik) in American English and /stɐtɪstɪk/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “is”. Build it as stat-IS-tic, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “statistic” have?
3: stat · is · tic. The beat lands on the second, “is”.
Is “statistic” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /stəˈtɪstɪk/ (stuh-TI-stik); British English says /stɐtɪstɪk/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “statistic” mean?
As a noun: a datum that can be represented numerically For example: “One statistic in the report was quoted everywhere.”
Where is the stress in “statistic”?
Stress the second syllable: stat-IS-tic. “is” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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