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How to pronounce glucosylceramidase

Say it like gloo-koh-sil-suh-RAM-ih-dayz. Glucosylceramidase has seven syllables, and the main stress falls on the fifth one (RAM).

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US American/ɡluˌkoʊsɪlsəˈræmɪdeɪz/gloo-koh-sil-suh-RAM-ih-dayz
UK British/ɡluːˌkəʊsɪlsəˈræmɪdeɪz/gloo-koh-sil-suh-RAM-ih-dayz
  • gloo
  • koh
  • sil
  • suh
  • RAM
  • ih
  • dayz
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Glucosylceramidase pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. glooKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "oo" in food.
  2. kohGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "o" in go.
  3. silKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
  4. suhKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.
  5. RAMSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
  6. ihKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
  7. dayzKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "ay" in day.

American vs British pronunciation of glucosylceramidase

  • The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh".

British respelling: gloo-koh-sil-suh-RAM-ih-dayz.

What does glucosylceramidase mean?

noun
  1. Synonym of glucocerebrosidase.

Questions about saying glucosylceramidase

How do you pronounce glucosylceramidase?

Say gloo-koh-sil-suh-RAM-ih-dayz. The American pronunciation is /ɡluˌkoʊsɪlsəˈræmɪdeɪz/. In British English it is /ɡluːˌkəʊsɪlsəˈræmɪdeɪz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in glucosylceramidase?

Glucosylceramidase has seven syllables, and the main stress falls on the fifth one (RAM). Broken into parts: gloo · koh · sil · suh · RAM · ih · dayz.

Is glucosylceramidase pronounced differently in British English?

Yes. The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh". The British form is /ɡluːˌkəʊsɪlsəˈræmɪdeɪz/ (gloo-koh-sil-suh-RAM-ih-dayz).

Pronunciation from Wiktionary; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).