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Come pronunciare «defendants» in inglese

defendants si pronuncia dɪˈfɛndənts, con accento principale sulla sillaba «FEN». Ascolta madrelingua autentici pronunciarlo in 791 clip con sottotitoli sincronizzati e timestamp qui sotto.

dɪˈfɛndənts

dih·FEN·dənts

Accento principale: FEN

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IPAdɪˈfɛndənts
Saydih-FEN-dənts
Sillabedih · FEN · dənts
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Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “defendants”

Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence

dɪˈfɛndənts

Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution

Syllable 1Unstressed

dih

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

Syllable 2Primary Stress

FEN

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

Syllable 3Unstressed

dənts

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

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

⏱️ Stress-Timed Rhythm

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

Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context

Verified Transcripts
“defendants around the country it's outrageous yet despite this police forces across the country do believe that shot spotter”
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“defendants or prominent thinkers prosecutor for the participation in that rally and apart from joshua wong and and”
— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“defendants in jail. Because US judges are elected by voters, they’re incentivized to keep people locked up.”
— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“defendants uh and make sure that I am able to communicate to them what this”
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“defendants not at all and apart from a defense of Brian payers the waiter by”
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“defendants, including Jar Bosonado, who uh is set to be convicted for leading a”
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The Inglese word “defendants” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as dɪˈfɛndənts (phonetic respelling: dih-FEN-dənts). Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (dih · FEN · dənts), with primary lexical stress placed on the 2nd syllable (FEN). Grammatically, “defendants” functions as a noun. SayItVid indexes 791 authentic Inglese video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “defendants” 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 · @9:23
    “evidence that has been used not only against michael but against hundreds of defendants around the country it's outrageous yet despite this police forces across the country do believe that shot spotter yet despite this police forces across the country do believe that shot spotter”
  • 🇺🇸 US
    Clip #2 · @1:37
    “the pandemic and uh there were actually more than 20 defendants or prominent thinkers prosecutor for the participation in that rally and apart from joshua wong and and participation in that rally and apart from joshua wong and and”
  • 🇺🇸 US
    Clip #3 · @5:35
    “judges become over-reliant on risk assessments — or resort to their first option: keeping defendants in jail. Because US judges are elected by voters, they’re incentivized to keep people locked up. Because US judges are elected by voters, they’re incentivized to keep people locked up.”
  • 🇺🇸 US
    Clip #4 · @26:25
    “are some female defendants uh and make sure that I am able to communicate to them what this able to communicate to them what this”
  • 🇺🇸 US
    Clip #5 · @1:50
    “support of an umbrella below so if we had anywhere from any of these defendants not at all and apart from a defense of Brian payers the waiter by his lawyer who said that he did take drugs but he did not sell drugs and I”

Definizione e significato: “defendants”

NOUN
  • Individuals or entities sued in a court of law or accused of an offense.

Frasi di esempio nel contesto (3)

  • “The defendants appeared in court to plead not guilty to the charges.”
  • “defendants around the country it's outrageous yet despite this police forces across the country do believe that shot spotter”
  • “defendants or prominent thinkers prosecutor for the participation in that rally and apart from joshua wong and and”

Frasi ed espressioni comuni

female defendants

Pronuncia: “defendants”

Pronunciation:
dih-FEN-dənts
Sillabe:
dih · FEN · dənts
Written Hyphenation:
de · fen · dants
Accento principale:
FEN
IPA:
dɪˈfɛndənts
Ascolta nel contesto
defendants

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Come si pronuncia «defendants» in inglese?

«defendants» si pronuncia ⁄dɪˈfɛndənts⁄ (dih-FEN-dənts). Ascolta i video clip di madrelingua sopra per sentirla in una conversazione reale.

Quante sillabe ha «defendants»?

«defendants» ha 3 sillabe: dih · FEN · dənts.

Dov’è l’accento in «defendants»?

L’accento principale in «defendants» cade su «FEN». Presta attenzione alla sillaba accentata nei video sopra.

Cosa significa «defendants»?

Individuals or entities sued in a court of law or accused of an offense.

Come posso ascoltare «defendants» in frasi reali?

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

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⁄).