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How to pronounce psychoscience

Say it like sy-koh-SYNS. Psychoscience has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the third one (SYNS).

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US American/saɪˌkoʊˈsaɪns/sy-koh-SYNS
UK British/saɪˌkəʊˈsaɪns/sy-koh-SYNS
  • sy
  • koh
  • SYNS
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Psychoscience pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. syKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "i" in time.
  2. kohGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "o" in go.
  3. SYNSSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in time.

American vs British pronunciation of psychoscience

  • The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh".

British respelling: sy-koh-SYNS.

What does psychoscience mean?

noun
  1. Any science that deals with the mind, mental behavior, and mental disorders.

Where does psychoscience come from?

From psycho- + science.

Questions about saying psychoscience

How do you pronounce psychoscience?

Say sy-koh-SYNS. The American pronunciation is /saɪˌkoʊˈsaɪns/. In British English it is /saɪˌkəʊˈsaɪns/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in psychoscience?

Psychoscience has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the third one (SYNS). Broken into parts: sy · koh · SYNS.

Is psychoscience pronounced differently in British English?

Yes. The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh". The British form is /saɪˌkəʊˈsaɪns/ (sy-koh-SYNS).

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