Wie man „pinprick“ auf Englisch ausspricht
ˈpɪn.prɪk
PIN·prik
Hauptbetonung: PIN
Höre Muttersprachler „pinprick“ im Kontext echter Videoclips sprechen
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “pinprick”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
PIN
Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.
prik
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Primary emphasis falls on the first syllable ("PIN"). 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 "pinprick" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "pinprick is" sounds like "pinprick-iz").
In natural sentences, avoid over-stressing "pinprick" unless it conveys the core contrast or focal point of your message.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“at once to an audience much like this about her pinprick moment, about the moment that changed her own perception”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“The restriction of blood flow to your neocortex lasted for hours after that pinprick.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“In the great scheme of things, it's a pinprick.”— TED-EdWatch clip
“little pinprick of light that's ruining it”— WIREDWatch clip
“But we're going to imagine that's a huge tank, ten meters diameter, and this is a tiny pinprick.”— YaleCoursesWatch clip
“a little pinprick but it brings high hopes with it inside the syringe a vaccine from the kyravac company”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
Aussprache üben: „pinprick“
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at once to an audience much like this about her pinprick moment, about the moment that changed her own perception
Im Kontext hören: “pinprick”
33 ClipsThe Englisch word “pinprick” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ˈpɪn.prɪk (phonetic respelling: PIN-prik). Phonologically, it consists of 2 syllables (PIN · prik), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (PIN). Grammatically, “pinprick” 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 33 authentic Englisch video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “pinprick” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from TEDx Talks, MIT OpenCourseWare, TED-Ed.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #1 · @15:31
“student leader at Agastya, and she spoke at once to an audience much like this about her pinprick moment, about the moment that changed her own perception about her pinprick moment, about the”
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #2 · @60:51
“but it lasted for hours. The restriction of blood flow to your neocortex lasted for hours after that pinprick. lasted for hours after that pinprick.”
- 🇺🇸 USTED-EdClip #3 · @0:32
“It seems impossibly big. Something interesting happens. In the great scheme of things, it's a pinprick. In the great scheme of things, it's a pinprick.”
- 🇺🇸 USWIREDClip #4 · @4:53
“some weird thing is to take your hand and go because you're covering some tiny little pinprick of light that's ruining it the amount of teamwork that the dancers and the performers have if there's one”
- 🇺🇸 USYaleCoursesClip #5 · @61:59
“hole in the tank and you drain it, it's going to start moving down. But we're going to imagine that's a huge tank, ten meters diameter, and this is a tiny pinprick. Then, this velocity is that's a huge tank, ten meters diameter,”
Definition & Bedeutung: “pinprick”
- An insignificant puncture made by a pin or similar point.
- A mildly annoying wound or damage.
- To produce a jabbing sensation, like a pinprick, in.
- To puncture with a tiny hole or holes.
Beispielsätze im Kontext (3)
- “The water pinpricked her face as she stepped into the shower.”
- “By now it was dark, velvety dark with a moon, a darkness pinpricked by the lights from the landing place now drawing rapidly closer.”
- “at once to an audience much like this about her pinprick moment, about the moment that changed her own perception”
Häufige Redewendungen & Kollokationen
Aussprache: “pinprick”
- Pronunciation:
- PIN-prik
- Silben:
- PIN · prik
- Written Hyphenation:
- pin · prick
- Hauptbetonung:
- PIN
- IPA:
- ˈpɪn.prɪk
- Im Kontext hören
- pinprick
Reimwörter für “pinprick”
-ɪnprɪkKlangidentische Wörter (Homophone)
Einzigartiger KlangFür "pinprick" (⁄ˈpɪn.prɪk⁄) sind keine exakten Homophone bekannt.
Häufige Fragen zu „pinprick“
Wie spricht man „pinprick“ aus?
„pinprick“ wird als ⁄ˈpɪn.prɪk⁄ (PIN-prik) ausgesprochen. Höre dir die Videoclips von Muttersprachlern oben an, um es im echten Sprachgebrauch zu hören.
Wie viele Silben hat „pinprick“?
„pinprick“ hat 2 Silben: PIN · prik.
Wo liegt die Betonung bei „pinprick“?
Die Hauptbetonung bei „pinprick“ liegt auf „PIN“. Achte in den Clips oben besonders auf die betonte Silbe.
Was bedeutet „pinprick“?
An insignificant puncture made by a pin or similar point.
Wie kann ich „pinprick“ in echten Sätzen hören?
Diese Seite enthält 33 echte Videobeispiele für „pinprick“ 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 “pinprick”?
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⁄).