Wie man „filibuster“ auf Englisch ausspricht
ˈfɪl.əˌbʌs.tər
FIL·ə·buhs·tər
Hauptbetonung: FIL
Höre Muttersprachler „filibuster“ im Kontext echter Videoclips sprechen
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “filibuster”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
FIL
Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.
ə
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
buhs
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
tər
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
Primary emphasis falls on the first syllable ("FIL"). Raise your pitch and sustain the vowel length on this syllable while relaxing the surrounding syllables.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
The Trap: Pronouncing a hard, aspirated [tʰ] in casual conversation can sound overly formal in North America.
How Native Speakers Say It: In American English, a single "t" between vowels quickly taps against the alveolar ridge like a soft "d" ([ɾ]). In British English, maintain a crisp aspirated [tʰ].
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When "filibuster" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "filibuster is" sounds like "filibuster-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "filibuster" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“filibuster I well I took less time than you did bottom line it is a lot less”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“filibuster pivot most of the time in the Senate and when you and if and and what happens is you can't you can't cover all that so you make compromises so you”— StanfordWatch clip
“And filibuster requires at least 10 Republican votes.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“The filibuster rule and that it's not respecting majority rule, it's not representing the people as well as it should.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“the filibuster in the most ruby red state of all of Mississippi.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“filibuster process uh and the 60 vote uh requirement to break a filibuster is”— NPRWatch clip
Aussprache üben: „filibuster“
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filibuster I well I took less time than you did bottom line it is a lot less
Im Kontext hören: “filibuster”
344 ClipsThe Englisch word “filibuster” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ˈfɪl.əˌbʌs.tər (phonetic respelling: FIL-ə-buhs-tər). Phonologically, it consists of 4 syllables (FIL · ə · buhs · tər), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (FIL). Grammatically, “filibuster” functions as a noun, verb and acts as an English heteronym where syllable stress shifts between noun (initial-syllable stress) and verb (second-syllable stress) usage. SayItVid indexes 344 authentic Englisch video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “filibuster” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from Harvard University, Stanford, MIT OpenCourseWare.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USHarvard UniversityClip #1 · @35:47
“currently lack an ID to vote how do they am I going to be interrupted well you're filibuster I well I took less time than you did bottom line it is a lot less partisan and a lot less polarizing and I'm the only person on this panel with”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #2 · @75:59
“through you got to win 218 votes in the house and you got to be able to beat the filibuster pivot most of the time in the Senate and when you and if and and what happens is you can't you can't cover all that so you make compromises so you happens is you can't you can't cover all that so you make compromises so you”
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #3 · @35:30
“non-budget-related, it has to go through the filibuster. And filibuster requires at least 10 Republican votes. So we talk about permitting reform.”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #4 · @0:59
“Now both of these can be seen as undemocratic. The filibuster rule and that it's not respecting majority rule, it's not representing the people as well as it should. it's not representing the people as well as it should.”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @11:06
“two non-federal statewide races in Georgia in 20 years we got rid of the s the filibuster in the most ruby red state of all of Mississippi. We built a super majority in Virginia. There were election wins all over the country,”
Definition & Bedeutung: “filibuster”
- A mercenary soldier; a freebooter; specifically, a mercenary who travelled illegally in an organized group from the United States to a country in Central America or the Spanish West Indies in the mid-19th century seeking economic and political benefits through armed force.
- A tactic (such as giving long, often irrelevant speeches) employed to delay the proceedings of, or the making of a decision by, a legislative body, particularly the United States Senate.
- To take part in a private military action in a foreign country.
- To use obstructionist tactics in a legislative body.
Beispielsätze im Kontext (3)
- “These duties involved prodigious physical and mental exertion, in a climate deadly to Europeans. They also involved much voyaging in waters haunted by filibusters and buccaneers. But nothing appears to daunt Labat. As for the filibusters, he becomes their comrade and personal friend;—he even becomes their chaplain, and does not scruple to make excursions with them.”
- “No longer do filibustering Senators take the floor and speak until they are physically unable to filibuster any longer. Now, a filibuster typically begins when a Senator or group of Senators signals their intent to filibuster – which can be done by a private conversation with the majority leader or by quietly placing a bill or nomination on hold. Given the modern Senate's scarce floor time, this threat is usually enough to table the disputed issue until the dissenting Senators cave or until there are definitely enough votes to invoke cloture.”
- “filibuster I well I took less time than you did bottom line it is a lot less”
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Aussprache: “filibuster”
- Pronunciation:
- FIL-ə-buhs-tər
- Silben:
- FIL · ə · buhs · tər
- Written Hyphenation:
- fil · i · bus · ter
- Hauptbetonung:
- FIL
- IPA:
- ˈfɪl.əˌbʌs.tər
- Im Kontext hören
- filibuster
Synonyme: “filibuster”
Höre bedeutungsverwandte Wörter zu „filibuster“ in echten Videoclips:
Reimwörter für “filibuster”
-ɪləˌbʌstərKlangidentische Wörter (Homophone)
Einzigartiger KlangFür "filibuster" (⁄ˈfɪl.əˌbʌs.tər⁄) sind keine exakten Homophone bekannt.
Häufige Fragen zu „filibuster“
Wie spricht man „filibuster“ aus?
„filibuster“ wird als ⁄ˈfɪl.əˌbʌs.tər⁄ (FIL-ə-buhs-tər) ausgesprochen. Höre dir die Videoclips von Muttersprachlern oben an, um es im echten Sprachgebrauch zu hören.
Wie viele Silben hat „filibuster“?
„filibuster“ hat 4 Silben: FIL · ə · buhs · tər.
Wo liegt die Betonung bei „filibuster“?
Die Hauptbetonung bei „filibuster“ liegt auf „FIL“. Achte in den Clips oben besonders auf die betonte Silbe.
Was bedeutet „filibuster“?
A mercenary soldier; a freebooter; specifically, a mercenary who travelled illegally in an organized group from the United States to a country in Central America or the Spanish West Indies in the mid-19th century seeking economic and political benefits through armed force.
Wie kann ich „filibuster“ in echten Sätzen hören?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “filibuster”?
Pronouncing a hard, aspirated [tʰ] in casual conversation can sound overly formal in North America. In American English, a single "t" between vowels quickly taps against the alveolar ridge like a soft "d" ([ɾ]). In British English, maintain a crisp aspirated [tʰ].