Wie man „gerrymander“ auf Englisch ausspricht
ˈdʒɛriˌmændər
JAIR·ee·man·dər
Hauptbetonung: JAIR
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Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “gerrymander”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
JAIR
Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.
ee
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
man
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
dər
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
Primary emphasis falls on the first syllable ("JAIR"). 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 "gerrymander" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "gerrymander is" sounds like "gerrymander-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "gerrymander" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“It actually was an even more effective gerrymander, given the numbers in 2018 than it had been in previous years.”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“So you have gerrymander, which is creating these districts to advantage one party or the other.”— Khan AcademyWatch clip
“flavor of gerrymander that you can observe okay so as I said a moment ago”— StanfordWatch clip
“You can't gerrymander the foundation because your foundational beliefs have to put you in harmony, like musical harmony”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“gerrymander the Senate to begin with uh the whole state gets to vote and um and”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“This is a Democratic Party gerrymander based on the Maryland State legislature's Democratic majority.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
Aussprache üben: „gerrymander“
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It actually was an even more effective gerrymander, given the numbers in 2018 than it had been in previous years.
Im Kontext hören: “gerrymander”
89 ClipsThe Englisch word “gerrymander” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ˈdʒɛriˌmændər (phonetic respelling: JAIR-ee-man-dər). Phonologically, it consists of 4 syllables (JAIR · ee · man · dər), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (JAIR). Grammatically, “gerrymander” functions as a verb, noun and acts as an English heteronym where syllable stress shifts between noun (initial-syllable stress) and verb (second-syllable stress) usage. SayItVid indexes 89 authentic Englisch video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “gerrymander” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from Harvard University, Khan Academy, Stanford.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USHarvard UniversityClip #1 · @43:54
“Look at North Carolina, for example. It actually was an even more effective gerrymander, given the numbers in 2018 than it had been in previous years. given the numbers in 2018 than it had been in previous years.”
- 🇺🇸 USKhan AcademyClip #2 · @2:07
“and the back half of salamander. So you have gerrymander, which is creating these districts to advantage one party or the other. which is creating these districts to advantage”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #3 · @17:50
“packing and cracking become kind of useful language to talk about most every flavor of gerrymander that you can observe okay so as I said a moment ago maybe that was completely unrealistic maybe getting anywhere from 0 to 2 V”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #4 · @28:18
“And that isn't under your control. You can't gerrymander the foundation because your foundational beliefs have to put you in harmony, like musical harmony because your foundational beliefs have”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @5:46
“are into power now I'm open to no term limits on the Senate because you can't gerrymander the Senate to begin with uh the whole state gets to vote and um and there's an argument that some people are pretty wise and they probably should”
Definition & Bedeutung: “gerrymander”
- To divide a geographic area into voting districts in such a way as to give an unfair advantage to one party in an election.
- To draw dividing lines for other types of districts in an unintuitive way to favor a particular group or for other perceived gain.
- The act of gerrymandering.
- A voting district skewed by gerrymandering.
Beispielsätze im Kontext (3)
- “Prop 50 would implement a newly gerrymandered map that would hold until the next decennial census, in 2030, when an independent commission would again draw the lines. […] [Will] O’Neill isn’t necessarily wrong. Democrats readily concede that they are betraying principles of good governance in trying to gerrymander California.”
- “The superintendent helped gerrymander the school district lines in order to keep the children of the wealthy gated community in the better school all the way across town.”
- “It actually was an even more effective gerrymander, given the numbers in 2018 than it had been in previous years.”
Häufige Redewendungen & Kollokationen
Aussprache: “gerrymander”
- Pronunciation:
- JAIR-ee-man-dər
- Silben:
- JAIR · ee · man · dər
- Written Hyphenation:
- ger · ry · man · der
- Hauptbetonung:
- JAIR
- IPA:
- ˈdʒɛriˌmændər
- Im Kontext hören
- gerrymander
Reimwörter für “gerrymander”
-ɛriˌmændərKlangidentische Wörter (Homophone)
Einzigartiger KlangFür "gerrymander" (⁄ˈdʒɛriˌmændər⁄) sind keine exakten Homophone bekannt.
Häufige Fragen zu „gerrymander“
Wie spricht man „gerrymander“ aus?
„gerrymander“ wird als ⁄ˈdʒɛriˌmændər⁄ (JAIR-ee-man-dər) ausgesprochen. Höre dir die Videoclips von Muttersprachlern oben an, um es im echten Sprachgebrauch zu hören.
Wie viele Silben hat „gerrymander“?
„gerrymander“ hat 4 Silben: JAIR · ee · man · dər.
Wo liegt die Betonung bei „gerrymander“?
Die Hauptbetonung bei „gerrymander“ liegt auf „JAIR“. Achte in den Clips oben besonders auf die betonte Silbe.
Was bedeutet „gerrymander“?
To divide a geographic area into voting districts in such a way as to give an unfair advantage to one party in an election.
Wie kann ich „gerrymander“ in echten Sätzen hören?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “gerrymander”?
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⁄).