How to pronounce “surgery”
Say “surgery” in 3 beats
surgery
/ˈsɝdʒɚi/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /sɜːdʒəɹi/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- sursɝstress
- gerdʒɚ
- yi
- IPA (American)
- /ˈsɝdʒɚi/
- IPA (British)
- /sɜːdʒəɹi/
- Respelling
- SUR-juh-ee
- Syllables
- 3 — SUR-ger-y
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: SUR-ger-y. “sur” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˈsɝdʒɚi/
/sɜːdʒəɹi/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “surgery” means
- noun
the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures
“he is professor of surgery at the Harvard Medical School”
- noun
a room where a doctor or dentist can be consulted
“he read the warning in the doctor's surgery”
- noun
a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations
“great care is taken to keep the operating rooms aseptic”
Say it in a sentence
“He returned to work six weeks after the surgery.”“surgery”, answered
How do you pronounce “surgery”?
“surgery” is pronounced /ˈsɝdʒɚi/ (SUR-juh-ee) in American English and /sɜːdʒəɹi/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “sur”. Build it as SUR-ger-y, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “surgery” have?
3: sur · ger · y. The beat lands on the first, “sur”.
Is “surgery” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈsɝdʒɚi/ (SUR-juh-ee); British English says /sɜːdʒəɹi/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “surgery” mean?
As a noun: the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures For example: “he is professor of surgery at the Harvard Medical School” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “surgery”?
Stress the first syllable: SUR-ger-y. “sur” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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