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How to pronounce proprietaries

Say it like pruh-PRY-uh-ter-eez. Proprietaries has five syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (PRY).

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US American/prəˈpraɪəˌtɛriz/pruh-PRY-uh-ter-eez
UK BritishNo British transcription yet. The audio still plays in this accent.
  • pruh
  • PRY
  • uh
  • ter
  • eez
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Proprietaries pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. pruhKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.
  2. PRYSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in time.
  3. uhKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.
  4. terGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "e" in bed.
  5. eezKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "ee" in see.

What does proprietaries mean?

noun
  1. plural of proprietary How to pronounce proprietary

Questions about saying proprietaries

How do you pronounce proprietaries?

Say pruh-PRY-uh-ter-eez. The American pronunciation is /prəˈpraɪəˌtɛriz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in proprietaries?

Proprietaries has five syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (PRY). Broken into parts: pruh · PRY · uh · ter · eez.

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