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How to pronounce “symptomatic”

“symptomatic” is pronounced /ˌsɪmptəˈmætɪk/ (simp-tuh-MA-tik) in American English and /sɪmptəmatɪk/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “at”.
The sound

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symptomatic

/ˌsɪmptəˈmætɪk/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /sɪmptəmatɪk/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

4 beats
  1. sympsɪmp
  2. tomtə
  3. atmæstress
  4. ictɪk
IPA (American)
/ˌsɪmptəˈmætɪk/
IPA (British)
/sɪmptəmatɪk/
Respelling
simp-tuh-MA-tik
Syllables
4 — symp-tom-AT-ic
Stress
Stress the third syllable: symp-tom-AT-ic. “at” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
adjective
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˌsɪmptəˈmætɪk/

British

/sɪmptəmatɪk/

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Meaning

What “symptomatic” means

  1. adjective

    characteristic or indicative of a disease

    “a diagnostic sign of yellow fever”

  2. adjective

    relating to or according to or affecting a symptom or symptoms

    “symptomatic relief”

Say it in a sentence

“Only a third of those infected were ever symptomatic.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

8 sounds, in the order you say them
ssɪshort i×2mm×2pptt×2əschwaæshort akk

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Questions

“symptomatic”, answered

How do you pronounce “symptomatic”?

“symptomatic” is pronounced /ˌsɪmptəˈmætɪk/ (simp-tuh-MA-tik) in American English and /sɪmptəmatɪk/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “at”. Build it as symp-tom-AT-ic, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “symptomatic” have?

4: symp · tom · at · ic. The beat lands on the third, “at”.

Is “symptomatic” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˌsɪmptəˈmætɪk/ (simp-tuh-MA-tik); British English says /sɪmptəmatɪk/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “symptomatic” mean?

As an adjective: characteristic or indicative of a disease For example: “a diagnostic sign of yellow fever” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “symptomatic”?

Stress the third syllable: symp-tom-AT-ic. “at” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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