Come pronunciare «decibel» in inglese
ˈdɛsɪbəl
DE·sih·bəl
Accento principale: DE
Ascolta madrelingua dire «decibel» nel contesto di video reali
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “decibel”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
DE
Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.
sih
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
bəl
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
Primary emphasis falls on the first syllable ("DE"). 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 "decibel" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "decibel is" sounds like "decibel-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "decibel" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“I would be afraid of a 115 decibel growl, even if the thing that made it was like this big.”— SciShowWatch clip
“plus -2 decibel variation in the forward gain right with a loop gain of around 10”— StanfordWatch clip
“The decibel scale-- broadband noise is reduced in 10 sets of 6 decibels.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“decibel levels could account for the deep powerful quietness and modes of”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“Because we have the decibel scale, which is a logarithmic scale.”— Khan AcademyWatch clip
“reduce the decibel level on adjacent properties?”— YaleCoursesWatch clip
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I would be afraid of a 115 decibel growl, even if the thing that made it was like this big.
Ascolta nel contesto: “decibel”
96 clipThe Inglese word “decibel” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ˈdɛsɪbəl (phonetic respelling: DE-sih-bəl). Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (DE · sih · bəl), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (DE). Grammatically, “decibel” functions as a noun. SayItVid indexes 96 authentic Inglese video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “decibel” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from SciShow, Stanford, MIT OpenCourseWare.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USSciShowClip #1 · @1:47
“and give the seahorses a chance of escape. I would be afraid of a 115 decibel growl, even if the thing that made it was like this big. even if the thing that made it was like this big.”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #2 · @36:17
“change in the open loop gain is the sensitivity for example if you have a plus -2 decibel variation in the forward gain right with a loop gain of around 10 that gives you plus minus point two DB variation in G ok so that's that's how”
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #3 · @24:49
“So let's listen to see if we can hear 1 dB steps. The decibel scale-- broadband noise is reduced in 10 sets of 6 decibels. noise is reduced in 10 sets of 6 decibels.”
- 🇺🇸 USHarvard UniversityClip #4 · @61:02
“beat beat beat beat beat beat beat beat beat inventions and none of those decibel levels could account for the deep powerful quietness and modes of discovery that Bishop had and I took I think it's instructive in any era to”
- 🇺🇸 USKhan AcademyClip #5 · @6:03
“It also even be how we perceive a magnitude of the frequencies. Because we have the decibel scale, which is a logarithmic scale. which is a logarithmic scale.”
Definizione e significato: “decibel”
- A common measure of intensity ratio (e.g. for sound) that is one tenth of a bel on the logarithmic intensity scale. It is defined as dB = 10 log₁₀(P₁ / P₂), where P₁ and P₂ are the relative intensities.
Frasi di esempio nel contesto (2)
- “I would be afraid of a 115 decibel growl, even if the thing that made it was like this big.”
- “plus -2 decibel variation in the forward gain right with a loop gain of around 10”
Frasi ed espressioni comuni
Pronuncia: “decibel”
- Pronunciation:
- DE-sih-bəl
- Sillabe:
- DE · sih · bəl
- Written Hyphenation:
- dec · i · bel
- Accento principale:
- DE
- IPA:
- ˈdɛsɪbəl
- Ascolta nel contesto
- decibel
Parole che fanno rima con “decibel”
-ɛsɪbəlParole con suono identico (Omofoni)
Suono unicoNessun omofono noto per "decibel" (⁄ˈdɛsɪbəl⁄).
Domande frequenti su «decibel»
Come si pronuncia «decibel» in inglese?
«decibel» si pronuncia ⁄ˈdɛsɪbəl⁄ (DE-sih-bəl). Ascolta i video clip di madrelingua sopra per sentirla in una conversazione reale.
Quante sillabe ha «decibel»?
«decibel» ha 3 sillabe: DE · sih · bəl.
Dov’è l’accento in «decibel»?
L’accento principale in «decibel» cade su «DE». Presta attenzione alla sillaba accentata nei video sopra.
Cosa significa «decibel»?
A common measure of intensity ratio (e.g. for sound) that is one tenth of a bel on the logarithmic intensity scale. It is defined as dB = 10 log₁₀(P₁ / P₂), where P₁ and P₂ are the relative intensities.
Come posso ascoltare «decibel» in frasi reali?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “decibel”?
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⁄).