HowPronounceIt
  1. Home
  2. How to pronounce
  3. ideonomy

How to pronounce ideonomy

Say it like eye-dee-ON-uh-mee. Ideonomy has five syllables, and the main stress falls on the third one (ON).

VoiceSpeed
US American/ˌaɪdiˈɑnəmi/eye-dee-ON-uh-mee
UK British/ˌaɪdiˈɒnəmi/eye-dee-ON-uh-mee
  • eye
  • dee
  • ON
  • uh
  • mee
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Ideonomy pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. eyeGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "i" in time.
  2. deeKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "ee" in see.
  3. ONSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ah" in father.
  4. uhKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.
  5. meeKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "ee" in see.

American vs British pronunciation of ideonomy

  • The short o is rounded in British English (as in "hot"), but open and unrounded in American English.

British respelling: eye-dee-ON-uh-mee.

What does ideonomy mean?

noun
  1. A combinatorial "science of ideas", for the categorization and analysis of any kind of idea.

Where does ideonomy come from?

Championed as the science of ideas by Patrick M.

Words that rhyme with ideonomy

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

Questions about saying ideonomy

How do you pronounce ideonomy?

Say eye-dee-ON-uh-mee. The American pronunciation is /ˌaɪdiˈɑnəmi/. In British English it is /ˌaɪdiˈɒnəmi/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in ideonomy?

Ideonomy has five syllables, and the main stress falls on the third one (ON). Broken into parts: eye · dee · ON · uh · mee.

Is ideonomy pronounced differently in British English?

Yes. The short o is rounded in British English (as in "hot"), but open and unrounded in American English. The British form is /ˌaɪdiˈɒnəmi/ (eye-dee-ON-uh-mee).

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