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title: "Psychiatric Pronunciation: How to Say It in English"
description: "Psychiatric is pronounced /ˌsaɪ.ki.ˈæ.trɪk/ — seye-kee-A-trihk. Say it out loud and get free AI feedback in seconds. Stress falls on the third syllable."
url: "https://speakeroo.app/how-to-pronounce/psychiatric"
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# Psychiatric pronunciation

/ˌsaɪ.ki.ˈæ.trɪk/

seye-kee-A-trihk

Psychiatric has 4 syllables. The stress is on the third syllable, "a". Capital letters in the respelling show where the stress falls.

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## Psychiatric syllables

Psychiatric has 4 syllables: seye-kee-A-trihk.

1. seye saɪ
2. kee ki
3. A æ
4. trihk trɪk

Sy-kee-AT-rik, four syllables, stress on "at". The p is silent, as in every "ps-" word, and the stress is not where "psychiatry" puts it.

## 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.

### The a in cat

Open the jaw wider than for eh and spread the lips slightly. The a in cat is a distinct vowel, not eh or ah.

## Psychiatric in a sentence

- He spent a month in a psychiatric hospital after the breakdown.
- The psychiatric assessment took most of the morning.

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## What Speakeroo listens for

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- Stress placed on the wrong syllable Make the correct syllable longer, clearer and more prominent.
- Extra syllable added Blend adjacent sounds and avoid pronouncing silent letters.
- /r/ distorted or unclear Use the selected accent’s tongue shape without pressing the tongue against the palate.
- Final consonant omitted Hold the final mouth position briefly without adding another vowel.
- Diphthong flattened into one vowel Move smoothly between both vowel positions.

## Questions

### How do you pronounce psychiatric?

Psychiatric is pronounced /ˌsaɪ.ki.ˈæ.trɪk/, or seye-kee-A-trihk in plain letters. It has 4 syllables and the stress falls on the third syllable, "a".

### How many syllables are in psychiatric?

4: seye-kee-A-trihk. The capital letters mark the stressed syllable.

### How do you use psychiatric in a sentence?

He spent a month in a psychiatric hospital after the breakdown. The psychiatric assessment took most of the morning.

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