Psychiatry pronunciation
Psychiatry has 4 syllables. The stress is on the second syllable, "keye". Capital letters in the respelling show where the stress falls.
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Psychiatry syllables
Psychiatry has 4 syllables: seye-KEYE-uh-tree.
- seyesaɪ
- KEYEkaɪ
- uhə
- treetri
Sy-KY-uh-tree, four syllables, stress on "ky". Silent p, and the stress sits on the second syllable — compare "psychiatric", where it moves to the third.
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The r sound
Pull the tongue back and up without touching the roof of the mouth. American r is never rolled or tapped.
Weak syllables
The unstressed syllables use a short, relaxed uh (schwa). Rushing through them lightly is correct; giving them a full vowel sounds unnatural.
Psychiatry in a sentence
- She switched from surgery to psychiatry in her third year.
- Psychiatry has changed a great deal since the 1970s.
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- Extra syllable addedBlend adjacent sounds and avoid pronouncing silent letters.
- /r/ distorted or unclearUse the selected accent’s tongue shape without pressing the tongue against the palate.
- Schwa not reducedRelax unstressed vowels toward a short neutral sound.
- Diphthong flattened into one vowelMove smoothly between both vowel positions.
Questions
How do you pronounce psychiatry?
Psychiatry is pronounced /saɪ.ˈkaɪ.ə.tri/, or seye-KEYE-uh-tree in plain letters. It has 4 syllables and the stress falls on the second syllable, "keye".
How many syllables are in psychiatry?
4: seye-KEYE-uh-tree. The capital letters mark the stressed syllable.
How do you use psychiatry in a sentence?
She switched from surgery to psychiatry in her third year. Psychiatry has changed a great deal since the 1970s.
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