Cómo pronunciar «delirious» en inglés
dɪˈlɪriəs
dih·LEER·ee·əs
Acento principal: LEER
Escucha a hablantes nativos decir «delirious» en contexto en clips de video reales
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “delirious”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
dih
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
LEER
Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.
ee
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
əs
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
Primary emphasis falls on the second syllable ("LEER"). 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 "delirious" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "delirious is" sounds like "delirious-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "delirious" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Places stress on the syllable directly before "-ious".
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“I was delirious. I wanted to go back and leer at my strange Dickensian mother in the hash joint.”— YaleCoursesWatch clip
“Soon Deminan was delirious and his back was so swollen his brothers feared he would die.”— TED-EdWatch clip
“Delirious finally on July 4th 2010 I decided we needed to get away and Joan”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“When I woke up delirious coughing blood barely able to open my eyes, the first”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“delirious and old friends started speaking to him one of these phantom”— Smithsonian ChannelWatch clip
“very Delirious CL suffered from viral in keytis which has led to the damage of the left and the right temporal loaves plus a good portion of the left frontal”— StanfordWatch clip
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I was delirious. I wanted to go back and leer at my strange Dickensian mother in the hash joint.
Escuchar en contexto: “delirious”
100 clipsThe Inglés word “delirious” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as dɪˈlɪriəs (phonetic respelling: dih-LEER-ee-əs). Phonologically, it consists of 4 syllables (dih · LEER · ee · əs), with primary lexical stress placed on the 2nd syllable (LEER). Grammatically, “delirious” functions as a adjective. SayItVid indexes 100 authentic Inglés video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “delirious” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from YaleCourses, TED-Ed, Harvard University.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USYaleCoursesClip #1 · @14:59
“I thought of Ed Dunkel's ghost on Times Square. I was delirious. I wanted to go back and leer at my strange Dickensian mother in the hash joint. my strange Dickensian mother in the hash joint.”
- 🇺🇸 USTED-EdClip #2 · @2:08
“The spot where the spittle landed immediately began to swell and sting. Soon Deminan was delirious and his back was so swollen his brothers feared he would die. and his back was so swollen his brothers feared he would die.”
- 🇺🇸 USHarvard UniversityClip #3 · @22:56
“psychoactive medications every other day she became violent screaming hitting out Delirious finally on July 4th 2010 I decided we needed to get away and Joan AG greed I drove 3 and 1/2 hours to our vacation home in Mid Coast Maine which”
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #4 · @7:14
“hospital. When I woke up delirious coughing blood barely able to open my eyes, the first delirious”
- 🇺🇸 USSmithsonian ChannelClip #5 · @3:02
“his hair every day he got more and more delirious and old friends started speaking to him one of these phantom speaking to him one of these phantom”
Definición y significado: “delirious”
- Being in the state of delirium.
- Having uncontrolled excitement; ecstatic.
Oraciones de ejemplo (3)
- “Or has the shock, so harshly given, […] made me that delirious man Whose fancy fuses old and new, And flashes into false and true, And mingles all without a plan?”
- “delirious with joy”
- “I was delirious. I wanted to go back and leer at my strange Dickensian mother in the hash joint.”
Frases comunes y colocaciones
Pronunciación: “delirious”
- Pronunciation:
- dih-LEER-ee-əs
- Sílabas:
- dih · LEER · ee · əs
- Written Hyphenation:
- de · lir · i · ous
- Acento principal:
- LEER
- IPA:
- dɪˈlɪriəs
- Escuchar en contexto
- delirious
Palabras que riman con “delirious”
-ɪriəsPalabras con sonido idéntico (Homófonos)
Sonido únicoNo se conocen homófonos exactos para "delirious" (⁄dɪˈlɪriəs⁄).
Preguntas frecuentes sobre «delirious»
¿Cómo se pronuncia «delirious» en inglés?
«delirious» se pronuncia ⁄dɪˈlɪriəs⁄ (dih-LEER-ee-əs). Escucha los clips de video de hablantes nativos arriba para oírla en contexto real.
¿Cuántas sílabas tiene «delirious»?
«delirious» tiene 4 sílabas: dih · LEER · ee · əs.
¿Dónde está el acento en «delirious»?
El acento principal en «delirious» está en «LEER». Presta atención a esa sílaba tónica en los videos de arriba.
¿Qué significa «delirious»?
Being in the state of delirium.
¿Cómo puedo escuchar «delirious» en frases reales?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “delirious”?
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⁄).