How to pronounce rhombicosidodecahedron

Say it like rom-by-koh-see-doh-dek-uh-HEE-drun. Rhombicosidodecahedron has nine syllables, and the main stress falls on the eighth one (HEE).

Rhombicosidodecahedron pronunciation, sound by sound

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

1. romGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "ah" in father.
2. byKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "i" in time.
3. kohGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "o" in go.
4. seeKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "ee" in see.
5. dohKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "o" in go.
6. dekGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "e" in bed.
7. uhKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.
8. HEESay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ee" in see.
9. drunKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.

American vs British pronunciation of rhombicosidodecahedron

• The short o is rounded in British English (as in "hot"), but open and unrounded in American English.
• The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh".

British respelling: rom-by-koh-see-doh-dek-uh-HEE-drun.

What does rhombicosidodecahedron mean?

Where does rhombicosidodecahedron come from?

Learned borrowing from New Latin rhombicosidodecaēdron (coined by the German astronomer and mathematician Johannes Kepler (1571–1630) in his work Harmonices Mundi Libri V (The Harmony of the World in Five Books, 1619)), a blend of Latin rho

Words that rhyme with rhombicosidodecahedron

Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of rhombicosidodecahedron.

• tetrahedron
• octahedron
• polyhedron

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