Wie man „contract“ auf Englisch aussprichtVerb
ˈkɒntrækt
KON·trakt
Hauptbetonung: KON
Höre Muttersprachler „contract“ im Kontext echter Videoclips sprechen
exigencies of a severe storm where third parties may not have the opportunity to contract a ship owner can use your dock without your consent and only have to pay you reasonable compensation this type of liability rule protection gives
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “contract”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
KON
Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.
trakt
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Primary emphasis falls on the first syllable ("KON"). Raise your pitch and sustain the vowel length on this syllable while relaxing the surrounding syllables.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
The Trap: Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels.
How Native Speakers Say It: Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When "contract" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "contract is" sounds like "contract-iz").
In natural sentences, avoid over-stressing "contract" unless it conveys the core contrast or focal point of your message.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“contract a ship owner can use your dock without your consent and only have to”— YaleCoursesWatch clip
“contract the left or the one to contract the two indices the right-hand side here”— StanfordWatch clip
“contract the disease. Reported cases in humans previously came from direct contact with infected animals, known as zoonotic transmission. We’re going to call that “zoonotic monkeypox” for the rest of the video.”— SciShowWatch clip
“contract a venereal disease, but all know it and all suffer from it."”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“contract the disease as well despite the threat though both the who and most national health authorities”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“contract the employees every pay stub D 9.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
Aussprache üben: „contract“
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contract a ship owner can use your dock without your consent and only have to
Im Kontext hören: “contract”
1.479 ClipsThe Englisch word “contract” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ˈkɒntrækt (phonetic respelling: KON-trakt). Phonologically, it consists of 2 syllables (KON · trakt), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (KON). Grammatically, “contract” functions as a noun, adjective, verb and acts as an English heteronym where syllable stress shifts between noun (initial-syllable stress) and verb (second-syllable stress) usage. SayItVid indexes 1.479 authentic Englisch video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “contract” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from YaleCourses, Stanford, SciShow.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USYaleCoursesClip #1 · @4:13
“exigencies of a severe storm where third parties may not have the opportunity to contract a ship owner can use your dock without your consent and only have to pay you reasonable compensation this type of liability rule protection gives”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #2 · @98:17
“that's some scalar that's the same as incidentally this is the same as P mu mu contract the left or the one to contract the two indices the right-hand side here is some scalar that's made out of the energy momentum tensor it's a certain”
- 🇺🇸 USSciShowClip #3 · @3:28
“Now the first main difference between previous outbreaks and the current outbreak is how humans contract the disease. Reported cases in humans previously came from direct contact with infected animals, known as zoonotic transmission. We’re going to call that “zoonotic monkeypox” for the rest of the video. humans previously came from direct contact with infected animals, known as zoonotic”
- 🇺🇸 USHarvard UniversityClip #4 · @21:48
“your sweetheart, your wife, or your parents may not ever know if you contract a venereal disease, but all know it and all suffer from it." Um, and so you kind of have this image and then of course the loaded gun that is and so you kind of have this image and then of course the loaded gun that is”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @9:55
“it seems highly unlikely that the baby won't contract the disease as well despite the threat though both the who and most national health authorities the who and most national health authorities”
Definition & Bedeutung: “contract”
- An agreement between two or more parties, to perform a specific job or work order, often temporary or of fixed duration and usually governed by a written agreement.
- Contracted; affianced; betrothed.
- Not abstract; concrete.
- To draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen.
- To shorten by omitting a letter or letters or by reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one.
Beispielsätze im Kontext (3)
- “sign a contract”
- “He worked a six-month contract on an oil rig.”
- “contract a ship owner can use your dock without your consent and only have to”
Häufige Redewendungen & Kollokationen
Aussprache: “contract”
- Pronunciation:
- KON-trakt
- Silben:
- KON · trakt
- Written Hyphenation:
- con · tract
- Hauptbetonung:
- KON
- IPA:
- ˈkɒntrækt
- Im Kontext hören
- contract
Synonyme: “contract”
Höre bedeutungsverwandte Wörter zu „contract“ in echten Videoclips:
Reimwörter für “contract”
-ɒntræktKlangidentische Wörter (Homophone)
Einzigartiger KlangFür "contract" (⁄ˈkɒntrækt⁄) sind keine exakten Homophone bekannt.
Häufige Fragen zu „contract“
Wie spricht man „contract“ aus?
„contract“ wird als ⁄ˈkɒntrækt⁄ (KON-trakt) ausgesprochen. Höre dir die Videoclips von Muttersprachlern oben an, um es im echten Sprachgebrauch zu hören.
Wie viele Silben hat „contract“?
„contract“ hat 2 Silben: KON · trakt.
Wo liegt die Betonung bei „contract“?
Die Hauptbetonung bei „contract“ liegt auf „KON“. Achte in den Clips oben besonders auf die betonte Silbe.
Was bedeutet „contract“?
An agreement between two or more parties, to perform a specific job or work order, often temporary or of fixed duration and usually governed by a written agreement.
Wie kann ich „contract“ in echten Sätzen hören?
Diese Seite enthält 1479 echte Videobeispiele für „contract“ mit synchronisierten Untertiteln. Nutze Zurück / Weiter (oder die Pfeiltasten ← / →), um jedes Beispiel genau im Moment des Sprechens zu hören.
What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “contract”?
Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels. Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).