How to pronounce

Satiety pronunciation

/sɑ.ˈtaɪ.ə.ˌti/
sah-TEYE-uh-tee

Satiety has 4 syllables. The stress is on the second syllable, "teye". Capital letters in the respelling show where the stress falls.

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Satiety syllables

Satiety has 4 syllables: sah-TEYE-uh-tee.

  1. sah
  2. TEYEtaɪ
  3. uhə
  4. teeti

Suh-TIE-uh-tee, four syllables, stress on "tie". The second syllable rhymes with "pie", and the stress is not on the first syllable as in "satisfy".

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Weak syllables

The unstressed syllables use a short, relaxed uh (schwa). Rushing through them lightly is correct; giving them a full vowel sounds unnatural.

Satiety in a sentence

  • Protein produces a longer feeling of satiety than sugar.
  • He ate past the point of satiety and regretted it.

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  • Schwa not reducedRelax unstressed vowels toward a short neutral sound.
  • Diphthong flattened into one vowelMove smoothly between both vowel positions.
  • Every syllable stressed equallyEmphasise one main syllable and reduce the others.

Questions

How do you pronounce satiety?

Satiety is pronounced /sɑ.ˈtaɪ.ə.ˌti/, or sah-TEYE-uh-tee in plain letters. It has 4 syllables and the stress falls on the second syllable, "teye".

How many syllables are in satiety?

4: sah-TEYE-uh-tee. The capital letters mark the stressed syllable.

How do you use satiety in a sentence?

Protein produces a longer feeling of satiety than sugar. He ate past the point of satiety and regretted it.

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