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How to pronounce plateosaurus

Say it like plat-ee-uh-SOR-us. Plateosaurus has five syllables, and the main stress falls on the fourth one (SOR).

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US American/ˌplætiəˈsɔrəs/plat-ee-uh-SOR-us
UK BritishNo British transcription yet. The audio still plays in this accent.
  • plat
  • ee
  • uh
  • SOR
  • us
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Plateosaurus pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. platGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
  2. eeKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "ee" in see.
  3. uhKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.
  4. SORSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "aw" in law.
  5. usKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.

What does plateosaurus mean?

noun
  1. Any herbivorous dinosaur of the family Plateosauridae.

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Questions about saying plateosaurus

How do you pronounce plateosaurus?

Say plat-ee-uh-SOR-us. The American pronunciation is /ˌplætiəˈsɔrəs/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in plateosaurus?

Plateosaurus has five syllables, and the main stress falls on the fourth one (SOR). Broken into parts: plat · ee · uh · SOR · us.

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