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Cómo pronunciar «comprehension» en inglés

comprehension se pronuncia ˌkɒm.prɪˈhɛn.ʃən, con el acento principal en la sílaba «HEN». Escucha a hablantes nativos pronunciarlo en 810 clips con subtítulos sincronizados y marcas de tiempo a continuación.

ˌkɒm.prɪˈhɛn.ʃən

kom·prih·HEN·shən

Acento principal: HEN

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IPAˌkɒm.prɪˈhɛn.ʃən
Saykom-prih-HEN-shən
Sílabaskom · prih · HEN · shən
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5:32
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Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “comprehension”

Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence

ˌkɒm.prɪˈhɛn.ʃən

Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution

Syl. 1Unstressed

kom

Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.

Syl. 2Unstressed

prih

Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.

Syl. 3Primary Stress

HEN

Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.

Syl. 4Unstressed

shən

Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.

Primary emphasis falls on the third syllable ("HEN"). Raise your pitch and sustain the vowel length on this syllable while relaxing the surrounding syllables.

Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes

⚠️ Unstressed Syllable Vowel Reduction (Schwa ⁄ə⁄)

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

🔗 Consonant-Vowel Linking (Liaison)

When "comprehension" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "comprehension is" sounds like "comprehension-iz").

⏱️ Stress-Timed Rhythm

Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "comprehension" aligns naturally with adjacent words.

📐 Morphological Stress Rule (-sion)

Shifts primary stress to the syllable immediately preceding "-sion".

Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context

Verified Transcripts
“Comprehension does not mean denying the outrageous, deducing the unprecedented from precedent, or explaining phenomena by such analogies and generalities”
— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“comprehension understanding what you read children acquire a fluency word by word or word Group by word group reflecting”
— YaleCoursesWatch clip
“comprehension if you've followed me for a while you know this is my passion this is what I do best I'm not a grammar expert I don't teach”
— Rachel's EnglishWatch clip
“comprehension of what children are actually doing they also blame the tech platforms who aren't doing enough to stop it”
— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“comprehension the upshot of this is very alarming to many people it means that mind consciousness”
— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“Comprehension is any effect of multiple competences not itself a source, an independent source of competence.”
— Native SpeakerWatch clip
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The Inglés word “comprehension” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ˌkɒm.prɪˈhɛn.ʃən (phonetic respelling: kom-prih-HEN-shən). Phonologically, it consists of 4 syllables (kom · prih · HEN · shən), with primary lexical stress placed on the 3rd syllable (HEN). Grammatically, “comprehension” functions as a noun. SayItVid indexes 810 authentic Inglés video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “comprehension” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from Harvard University, YaleCourses, Rachel's English.

Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)

  • 🇺🇸 USHarvard University
    Clip #1 · @5:32
    “can lead to interpreting history by common places. Comprehension does not mean denying the outrageous, deducing the unprecedented from precedent, or explaining phenomena by such analogies and generalities deducing the unprecedented from precedent,”
  • 🇺🇸 USYaleCourses
    Clip #2 · @5:51
    “decoding here represented as accuracy that is reading a word accurately and comprehension understanding what you read children acquire a fluency word by word or word Group by word group reflecting children acquire a fluency word by word or word Group by word group reflecting”
  • 🇺🇸 USRachel's English
    Clip #3 · @2:40
    “there to work with it it focuses heavily on conversation and listening comprehension if you've followed me for a while you know this is my passion this is what I do best I'm not a grammar expert I don't teach is what I do best I'm not a grammar expert I don't teach”
  • 🇺🇸 US
    Clip #4 · @2:53
    “at the people committing this crime I just don't think as adults we have any comprehension of what children are actually doing they also blame the tech platforms who aren't doing enough to stop it platforms who aren't doing enough to stop it”
  • 🇺🇸 US
    Clip #5 · @19:21
    “comprehension competence without comprehension the upshot of this is very alarming to many people it means that mind consciousness this is very alarming to many people it”

Definición y significado: “comprehension”

Audio
NOUN
  • A thorough understanding.
  • The totality of intensions, that is, attributes, characters, marks, properties, or qualities, that the object possesses, or else the totality of intensions that are pertinent to the context of a given discussion.

Oraciones de ejemplo (3)

  • “Students will be tested on their comprehension of sentences in the foreign language.”
  • “Comprehension does not mean denying the outrageous, deducing the unprecedented from precedent, or explaining phenomena by such analogies and generalities”
  • “comprehension understanding what you read children acquire a fluency word by word or word Group by word group reflecting”

Frases comunes y colocaciones

comprehension understandingcomprehension competencelistening comprehensionplaces comprehension

Pronunciación: “comprehension”

Pronunciation:
kom-prih-HEN-shən
Sílabas:
kom · prih · HEN · shən
Written Hyphenation:
com · pre · hen · sion
Acento principal:
HEN
IPA:
ˌkɒm.prɪˈhɛn.ʃən
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Sinónimos: “comprehension”

8 palabras

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Palabras que riman con “comprehension”

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Palabras con sonido idéntico (Homófonos)

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Preguntas frecuentes sobre «comprehension»

¿Cómo se pronuncia «comprehension» en inglés?

«comprehension» se pronuncia ⁄ˌkɒm.prɪˈhɛn.ʃən⁄ (kom-prih-HEN-shən). Escucha los clips de video de hablantes nativos arriba para oírla en contexto real.

¿Cuántas sílabas tiene «comprehension»?

«comprehension» tiene 4 sílabas: kom · prih · HEN · shən.

¿Dónde está el acento en «comprehension»?

El acento principal en «comprehension» está en «HEN». Presta atención a esa sílaba tónica en los videos de arriba.

¿Qué significa «comprehension»?

A thorough understanding.

¿Cómo puedo escuchar «comprehension» en frases reales?

Esta página contiene 810 ejemplos en video de «comprehension» con subtítulos sincronizados. Usa Anterior / Siguiente (o flechas ← / →) para escuchar cada uno al instante.

What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “comprehension”?

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⁄).