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How to pronounce psychiatrists

Say it like suh-KY-uh-trusts. Psychiatrists has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (KY).

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US American/səˈkaɪətrəsts/suh-KY-uh-trusts
UK British/səˈkaɪətrəsts/suh-KY-uh-trusts
  • suh
  • KY
  • uh
  • trusts
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Psychiatrists pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. suhKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.
  2. KYSay 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. trustsKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.

American vs British pronunciation of psychiatrists

American and British speakers say psychiatrists in essentially the same way: /səˈkaɪətrəsts/ in the US and /səˈkaɪətrəsts/ in the UK.

British respelling: suh-KY-uh-trusts.

What does psychiatrists mean?

noun
  1. plural of psychiatrist How to pronounce psychiatrist

Questions about saying psychiatrists

How do you pronounce psychiatrists?

Say suh-KY-uh-trusts. The American pronunciation is /səˈkaɪətrəsts/. In British English it is /səˈkaɪətrəsts/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in psychiatrists?

Psychiatrists has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (KY). Broken into parts: suh · KY · uh · trusts.

Do Americans and Brits say psychiatrists the same way?

Almost exactly. The American form is /səˈkaɪətrəsts/ and the British form is /səˈkaɪətrəsts/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.

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