How to pronounce Aortic
Aortic has 3 syllables. The stress is on the second syllable, "awr". Capital letters in the respelling show where the stress falls.
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Aortic syllables
Aortic has 3 syllables: ay-AWR-tihk.
- ayeɪ
- AWRɔr
- tihktɪk
Stress "or": ay-OR-tik.
Sounds to watch
The r sound
Pull the tongue back and up without touching the roof of the mouth. American r is never rolled or tapped.
Short i versus ee
The short i (as in sit) is shorter and more relaxed than ee. Many learners stretch it into ee, which changes the word.
Gliding vowels
The ay and oh vowels glide: start on one sound and slide into a short ee or oo. Cutting them short makes them sound like eh and aw.
Aortic in a sentence
- The scan showed a small aortic aneurysm.
- Aortic valve surgery is now routine in large hospitals.
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What Speakeroo listens for
These are the pronunciation patterns from Speakeroo’s speech feature catalog that this target tends to expose. The check above reports the ones it hears.
- Stress placed on the wrong syllableMake the correct syllable longer, clearer and more prominent.
- /r/ distorted or unclearUse the selected accent’s tongue shape without pressing the tongue against the palate.
- Final consonant omittedHold the final mouth position briefly without adding another vowel.
- Diphthong flattened into one vowelMove smoothly between both vowel positions.
- /ɪ/ and /iː/ confusedMake /iː/ higher, tenser and usually longer than /ɪ/.
Questions
How do you pronounce aortic?
Aortic is pronounced /eɪ.ˈɔr.tɪk/, or ay-AWR-tihk in plain letters. It has 3 syllables and the stress falls on the second syllable, "awr".
How many syllables are in aortic?
3: ay-AWR-tihk. The capital letters mark the stressed syllable.
How do you use aortic in a sentence?
The scan showed a small aortic aneurysm. Aortic valve surgery is now routine in large hospitals.
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