How to pronounce Technically
Technically has 4 syllables. The stress is on the first syllable, "tehk". Capital letters in the respelling show where the stress falls.
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Technically syllables
Technically has 4 syllables: TEHK-nih-kuh-lee.
- TEHKtɛk
- nihnɪ
- kuhkə
- leeli
Four syllables: TEK-nih-kuh-lee. Many speakers compress it to three.
Sounds to watch
The l sound
Touch the tongue tip to the ridge behind your top teeth. At the end of a syllable the l is darker and the back of the tongue rises.
Weak syllables
The unstressed syllables use a short, relaxed uh (schwa). Rushing through them lightly is correct; giving them a full vowel sounds unnatural.
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.
Technically in a sentence
- Technically the deadline is Friday, but nobody checks until Monday.
- The bridge is technically finished, though the road is still closed.
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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.
- Schwa not reducedRelax unstressed vowels toward a short neutral sound.
- /ɪ/ and /iː/ confusedMake /iː/ higher, tenser and usually longer than /ɪ/.
- Every syllable stressed equallyEmphasise one main syllable and reduce the others.
Questions
How do you pronounce technically?
Technically is pronounced /ˈtɛk.nɪ.kə.li/, or TEHK-nih-kuh-lee in plain letters. It has 4 syllables and the stress falls on the first syllable, "tehk".
How many syllables are in technically?
4: TEHK-nih-kuh-lee. The capital letters mark the stressed syllable.
How do you use technically in a sentence?
Technically the deadline is Friday, but nobody checks until Monday. The bridge is technically finished, though the road is still closed.
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