How to pronounce geographic
geographic
/dʒiːəˈgræfɪk/
4 syllables, stress on the third
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Geographic, sound by sound
| /dʒ/as in job | One sound: “d” released straight into the middle of “vision”. |
| /iː/as in sheep | A long, tense “ee”; lips spread as in a smile. |
| /ə/as in cup | A short, relaxed “uh”; the mouth is barely open. |
| /g/as in go | A voiced “g”. Do not turn it into “k” at the end of a word. |
| /r/as in red | The tongue curls back and touches nothing. No tap, no trill. |
| /æ/as in cat | Open the mouth wide, as for “ah”, but say “e”. Wider than in “bed”. |
| /f/as in five | Upper teeth on the lower lip, no voice. |
| /ɪ/as in ship | A short, relaxed sound. Do not stretch it into “ee”. |
| /k/as in cat | With a light puff of air at the start of a word. |
In a sentence
The first naked woman I saw was in a National Geographic magazine.
More words with the /æ/ sound
- cache/kæʃ/
- massachusetts/mæsəˈtʃuːsəts/
- kyrgyzstan/ˈkɪrgɪstæn/
- fatima/ˈfæθɪmə/
- finance/fəˈnæns/
- gala/ˈgælə/
- azure/ˈæʒər/
- cyan/saɪˈæn/
- backlash/ˈbæklæʃ/
- jalapeno/hæləˈpiːnjəʊ/
Questions and answers
How do you pronounce geographic?
Geographic is pronounced /dʒiːəˈgræfɪk/ in American English.
How many syllables are in geographic?
Geographic has 4 syllables.
Which syllable is stressed in geographic?
The third syllable: /dʒiːəˈgræfɪk/.