Wie man „difficult“ auf Englisch ausspricht
ˈdɪf.ɪ.kəlt
DIF·ih·kəlt
Hauptbetonung: DIF
Höre Muttersprachler „difficult“ im Kontext echter Videoclips sprechen
in our workplaces, we have to remember that it's still difficult for women in industries, especially that were designed by and for men, that there are many cultural barriers that that were designed by and for men,
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “difficult”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
DIF
Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.
ih
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
kəlt
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
Primary emphasis falls on the first syllable ("DIF"). 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 "difficult" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "difficult is" sounds like "difficult-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "difficult" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“difficult for women in industries, especially that were designed by and for men, that there are many cultural barriers that”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“difficult to make antimatter protons.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“difficult situation than Europe and the United States right now.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“difficult at some point, because that's what trans people experience right now in many places around the world.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“difficult and sometimes slightly harder for adults to know how to address, like when things don't go exactly”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“difficult, bordering on impossible with current technology.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
Aussprache üben: „difficult“
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difficult for women in industries, especially that were designed by and for men, that there are many cultural barriers that
Im Kontext hören: “difficult”
91.984 ClipsThe Englisch word “difficult” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ˈdɪf.ɪ.kəlt (phonetic respelling: DIF-ih-kəlt). Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (DIF · ih · kəlt), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (DIF). Grammatically, “difficult” functions as a adjective, verb. SayItVid indexes 91.984 authentic Englisch video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “difficult” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USClip #1 · @38:24
“in our workplaces, we have to remember that it's still difficult for women in industries, especially that were designed by and for men, that there are many cultural barriers that that were designed by and for men,”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #2 · @50:10
“particles. They're kind of like garbage cans full of stuff, and so it's very difficult to make antimatter protons. Now, you can get more of them by increasing the energy at which you by increasing the energy at which you”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #3 · @18:58
“more for it. So India is in a much more difficult situation than Europe and the United States right now. Now look at Japan. Notice in the Oval Office, United States right now. Now look at”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #4 · @7:45
“are difficult for him, but also that those things are difficult at some point, because that's what trans people experience right now in many places around the world. what trans people experience right now in many places”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @36:40
“and also to touch on the stuff that is sort of slightly more difficult and sometimes slightly harder for adults to know how to address, like when things don't go exactly how to address, like when things don't go exactly”
Definition & Bedeutung: “difficult”
- Hard, not easy, requiring much effort.
- Hard to manage, uncooperative, troublesome.
- To make difficult, hinder; to impede; to perplex.
Beispielsätze im Kontext (3)
- “difficult of accomplishment”
- “Stop being difficult and eat your broccoli—you know it's good for you.”
- “difficult for women in industries, especially that were designed by and for men, that there are many cultural barriers that”
Häufige Redewendungen & Kollokationen
Aussprache: “difficult”
- Pronunciation:
- DIF-ih-kəlt
- Silben:
- DIF · ih · kəlt
- Written Hyphenation:
- dif · fi · cult
- Hauptbetonung:
- DIF
- IPA:
- ˈdɪf.ɪ.kəlt
- Im Kontext hören
- difficult
Synonyme: “difficult”
Höre bedeutungsverwandte Wörter zu „difficult“ in echten Videoclips:
Reimwörter für “difficult”
-ɪfɪkəltKlangidentische Wörter (Homophone)
Einzigartiger KlangFür "difficult" (⁄ˈdɪf.ɪ.kəlt⁄) sind keine exakten Homophone bekannt.
Häufige Fragen zu „difficult“
Wie spricht man „difficult“ aus?
„difficult“ wird als ⁄ˈdɪf.ɪ.kəlt⁄ (DIF-ih-kəlt) ausgesprochen. Höre dir die Videoclips von Muttersprachlern oben an, um es im echten Sprachgebrauch zu hören.
Wie viele Silben hat „difficult“?
„difficult“ hat 3 Silben: DIF · ih · kəlt.
Wo liegt die Betonung bei „difficult“?
Die Hauptbetonung bei „difficult“ liegt auf „DIF“. Achte in den Clips oben besonders auf die betonte Silbe.
Was bedeutet „difficult“?
Hard, not easy, requiring much effort.
Wie kann ich „difficult“ in echten Sätzen hören?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “difficult”?
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⁄).