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How to pronounce palatography

Say it like pal-uh-TAH-gruh-fee. Palatography has five syllables, and the main stress falls on the third one (TAH).

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US American/ˌpæləˈtɑɡrəfi/pal-uh-TAH-gruh-fee
UK British/ˌpæləˈtɒɡrəfi/pal-uh-TOG-ruh-fee
  • pal
  • uh
  • TAH
  • gruh
  • fee
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Palatography pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. palGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
  2. uhKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.
  3. TAHSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ah" in father.
  4. gruhKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.
  5. feeKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "ee" in see.

American vs British pronunciation of palatography

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

British respelling: pal-uh-TOG-ruh-fee.

What does palatography mean?

noun
  1. A technique used to identify which parts of the mouth are used when making a certain sound, by painting a coloring agent on the tongue or roof of a subject's mouth and photographing those areas after the subject has pronounced the sound.

Where does palatography come from?

From palato- + -graphy.

Words that rhyme with palatography

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Questions about saying palatography

How do you pronounce palatography?

Say pal-uh-TAH-gruh-fee. The American pronunciation is /ˌpæləˈtɑɡrəfi/. In British English it is /ˌpæləˈtɒɡrəfi/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in palatography?

Palatography has five syllables, and the main stress falls on the third one (TAH). Broken into parts: pal · uh · TAH · gruh · fee.

Is palatography 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 /ˌpæləˈtɒɡrəfi/ (pal-uh-TOG-ruh-fee).

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