How to pronounce cisheteronormativity

Say it like sis-het-er-oh-nor-muh-TIV-ih-tee. Cisheteronormativity has nine syllables, and the main stress falls on the seventh one (TIV).

Cisheteronormativity pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

1. sisGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
2. hetGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "e" in bed.
3. erKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "er" in butter.
4. ohKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "o" in go.
5. norGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "aw" in law.
6. muhKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.
7. TIVSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
8. ihKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
9. teeKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "ee" in see.

American vs British pronunciation of cisheteronormativity

• Americans pronounce the r after a vowel; most British speakers leave it silent and lengthen the vowel instead.
• The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh".
• Americans usually soften the t in the middle into a quick d-like tap; British speakers keep a crisp t.

British respelling: sis-het-uh-oh-naw-muh-TIV-ih-tee.

What does cisheteronormativity mean?

Words that rhyme with cisheteronormativity

Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of cisheteronormativity.

• sensitivity
• connectivity
• positivity
• objectivity
• inactivity
• hyperactivity
• subjectivity
• passivity
• proclivity
• receptivity

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