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Comment prononcer « cancer » en anglais

cancer se prononce ˈkænsər, avec l’accent tonique principal sur la syllabe « KAN ». Écoutez des locuteurs natifs le prononcer dans 28 261 extraits avec sous-titres synchronisés et repères temporels ci-dessous.

ˈkænsər

KAN·sər

Accent tonique principal : KAN

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IPAˈkænsər
SayKAN-sər
SyllabesKAN · sər
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0:43
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Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “cancer”

Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence

ˈkænsər

Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution

Syllable 1Primary Stress

KAN

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

Syllable 2Unstressed

sər

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

Primary emphasis falls on the first syllable ("KAN"). 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 "cancer" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "cancer is" sounds like "cancer-iz").

⏱️ Stress-Timed Rhythm

In natural sentences, avoid over-stressing "cancer" unless it conveys the core contrast or focal point of your message.

Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context

Verified Transcripts
“cancer returning in patients during a trial.”
— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“Cancer Society and they wanted his help in terms of increasing the donations to their organization.”
— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“cancer. You don't want cancer.”
— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“cancer-- stage four-- and wants to pass her benefits onto her partner Stacie and is not allowed to.”
— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“cancer research, research on obesity, and all sorts of healing things, self-development, self-understanding, psychiatric issues.”
— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“Cancer, so again, in my clinic, I deal a lot with diabetes and heart disease.”
— Native SpeakerWatch clip
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28 261 extraits

The Anglais word “cancer” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ˈkænsər (phonetic respelling: KAN-sər). Phonologically, it consists of 2 syllables (KAN · sər), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (KAN). Grammatically, “cancer” functions as a noun, adjective. SayItVid indexes 28 261 authentic Anglais video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “cancer” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents.

Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)

  • 🇺🇸 US
    Clip #1 · @0:43
    “combination with a drug has stopped skin cancer returning in patients during a trial. Now, the vaccine was given to people with high- risk melanoma. It's a trial. Now, the vaccine was given to”
  • 🇺🇸 US
    Clip #2 · @28:49
    “was he was approached by the American Cancer Society and they wanted his help in terms of increasing the donations to their organization. So here's what Steve in terms of increasing the donations to”
  • 🇺🇸 US
    Clip #3 · @9:59
    “pining, oh I wish I, you know, had cancer. It's like, no, it just we you don't want it, right? It's bad. You don't want cancer. don't want it, right? It's bad. You”
  • 🇺🇸 US
    Clip #4 · @0:41
    “officer-- a detective in New Jersey-- and develops lung cancer-- stage four-- and wants to pass her benefits onto her partner Stacie and is not allowed to. her benefits onto her partner Stacie and is not allowed to.”
  • 🇺🇸 US
    Clip #5 · @3:09
    “that Corine is beginning to do, to see cancer research, research on obesity, and all sorts of healing things, self-development, self-understanding, psychiatric issues. and all sorts of healing things, self-development,”

Définition et signification: “cancer”

Audio
NOUN
  • A disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled (often rapid) proliferation.
  • Something damaging that spreads throughout something else.
ADJECTIVE
  • Extremely unpleasant and annoying.

Exemples de phrases en contexte (3)

  • “She's ill. She's dying. She has cancer of the pancreas, stomach, just about everywhere... She's been dying for about six years now. We're getting used to it.”
  • “I began by telling the President that there was a cancer growing on the Presidency, and if the cancer was not removed, the President himself would be killed by it.”
  • “cancer returning in patients during a trial. Now, the vaccine was given to people with high- risk melanoma. It's a”

Expressions et collocations courantes

cancer returningamerican cancercancer researchcancer societycancer tissueskin cancer

Prononciation: “cancer”

Pronunciation:
KAN-sər
Syllabes:
KAN · sər
Written Hyphenation:
can · cer
Accent tonique principal :
KAN
IPA:
ˈkænsər
Écouter en contexte
cancer

Synonymes: “cancer”

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Questions fréquentes sur « cancer »

Comment prononcer « cancer » en anglais ?

« cancer » se prononce ⁄ˈkænsər⁄ (KAN-sər). Écoutez les extraits vidéo de locuteurs natifs ci-dessus pour l’entendre en situation réelle.

Combien de syllabes compte « cancer » ?

« cancer » compte 2 syllabes : KAN · sər.

Où se trouve l’accent tonique dans « cancer » ?

L’accent tonique principal dans « cancer » se trouve sur « KAN ». Repérez bien cette syllabe accentuée dans les vidéos ci-dessus.

Que signifie « cancer » ?

A disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled (often rapid) proliferation.

Comment écouter « cancer » dans des phrases réelles ?

Cette page contient 28261 exemples vidéo de « cancer » avec sous-titres synchronisés. Utilisez Précédent / Suivant (ou les flèches ← / →) pour écouter chaque passage.

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

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⁄).