Wie man „imperfect“ auf Englisch ausspricht
ɪmˈpɜːrfɪkt
im·PUR·fikt
Hauptbetonung: PUR
Höre Muttersprachler „imperfect“ im Kontext echter Videoclips sprechen
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “imperfect”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
im
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
PUR
Tense long vowel with sustained acoustic resonance.
fikt
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Primary emphasis falls on the second syllable ("PUR"). 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 "imperfect" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "imperfect is" sounds like "imperfect-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "imperfect" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“imperfect connections linking each of the elements of the word the way the word looks the way it sounds and what it means dyslexic readers often have to”— YaleCoursesWatch clip
“imperfect. Um there are some cultures that have uh traits that are very important in those cultures that the big five doesn't really pick up as much.”— VoxWatch clip
“imperfect I want to add that imagination can take us to some dark spaces even spaces we'd”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“imperfect data that we make or construct our soall rational framework the year let's say take”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“imperfect people but at its core she did more than I could have ever imagined and”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“imperfect. I'm not sure that number 10 in the north is and adding another layer of sort of that kind of setup is is helpful. Um but but you can get out and”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
Aussprache üben: „imperfect“
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imperfect connections linking each of the elements of the word the way the word looks the way it sounds and what it means dyslexic readers often have to
Im Kontext hören: “imperfect”
1.988 ClipsThe Englisch word “imperfect” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ɪmˈpɜːrfɪkt (phonetic respelling: im-PUR-fikt). Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (im · PUR · fikt), with primary lexical stress placed on the 2nd syllable (PUR). Grammatically, “imperfect” functions as a adjective, 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 1.988 authentic Englisch video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “imperfect” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from YaleCourses, Vox.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USYaleCoursesClip #1 · @4:08
“these words as a further consequence of their imperfect connections linking each of the elements of the word the way the word looks the way it sounds and what it means dyslexic readers often have to word looks the way it sounds and what it means dyslexic readers often have to”
- 🇺🇸 USVoxClip #2 · @5:20
“anagram and MyersBriggs are not generally accepted. That said, they are imperfect. Um there are some cultures that have uh traits that are very important in those cultures that the big five doesn't really pick up as much. important in those cultures that the big five doesn't really pick up as much.”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #3 · @3:26
“besides how can anything we make be perfect when we're so beautifully imperfect I want to add that imagination can take us to some dark spaces even spaces we'd I want to add that imagination can take us to some dark spaces even spaces we'd”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #4 · @16:04
“believe and it is based on this imperfect data that we make or construct our soall rational framework the year let's say take our soall rational”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @77:54
“mom and we have a deeply imperfect relationship because we're two deeply imperfect people but at its core she did more than I could have ever imagined and especially being a father and seeing what how challenging it can be with all”
Definition & Bedeutung: “imperfect”
- Not perfect.
- Unisexual: having either male (with stamens) or female (with pistil) flowers, but not with both.
- Something having a minor flaw.
- A tense of verbs used in describing a past action that is incomplete or continuous.
- to make imperfect
Beispielsätze im Kontext (3)
- “Why, then, your other senses grow imperfect.”
- “1651, John Donne, Letter to Henry Goodere, in Letters to Severall Persons of Honour, edited by Charles Edmund Merrill, Jr., New York: Sturgis & Walton, 1910, I write to you from the Spring Garden, whither I withdrew my self to think of this; and the intensenesse of my thinking ends in this, that by my help Gods work should be imperfected, if by any means I resisted the amasement.”
- “imperfect connections linking each of the elements of the word the way the word looks the way it sounds and what it means dyslexic readers often have to”
Häufige Redewendungen & Kollokationen
Aussprache: “imperfect”
- Pronunciation:
- im-PUR-fikt
- Silben:
- im · PUR · fikt
- Written Hyphenation:
- im · per · fect
- Hauptbetonung:
- PUR
- IPA:
- ɪmˈpɜːrfɪkt
- Im Kontext hören
- imperfect
Synonyme: “imperfect”
Höre bedeutungsverwandte Wörter zu „imperfect“ in echten Videoclips:
Reimwörter für “imperfect”
-ɜrfɪktKlangidentische Wörter (Homophone)
Einzigartiger KlangFür "imperfect" (⁄ɪmˈpɜːrfɪkt⁄) sind keine exakten Homophone bekannt.
Häufige Fragen zu „imperfect“
Wie spricht man „imperfect“ aus?
„imperfect“ wird als ⁄ɪmˈpɜːrfɪkt⁄ (im-PUR-fikt) ausgesprochen. Höre dir die Videoclips von Muttersprachlern oben an, um es im echten Sprachgebrauch zu hören.
Wie viele Silben hat „imperfect“?
„imperfect“ hat 3 Silben: im · PUR · fikt.
Wo liegt die Betonung bei „imperfect“?
Die Hauptbetonung bei „imperfect“ liegt auf „PUR“. Achte in den Clips oben besonders auf die betonte Silbe.
Was bedeutet „imperfect“?
Not perfect.
Wie kann ich „imperfect“ in echten Sätzen hören?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “imperfect”?
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⁄).