Come pronunciare «futility» in inglese
fjuːˈtɪl.ə.ti
fyoo·TIL·ə·tee
Accento principale: TIL
Ascolta madrelingua dire «futility» nel contesto di video reali
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “futility”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
fyoo
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
TIL
Tense long vowel with sustained acoustic resonance.
ə
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
tee
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
Primary emphasis falls on the second syllable ("TIL"). Raise your pitch and sustain the vowel length on this syllable while relaxing the surrounding syllables.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
The Trap: Pronouncing a hard, aspirated [tʰ] in casual conversation can sound overly formal in North America.
How Native Speakers Say It: In American English, a single "t" between vowels quickly taps against the alveolar ridge like a soft "d" ([ɾ]). In British English, maintain a crisp aspirated [tʰ].
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When "futility" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "futility is" sounds like "futility-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "futility" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Shifts primary stress to the antepenultimate syllable (two syllables back).
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“the futility of the human race is that all men and women all people want to be”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“futility might paralyze me I learned that I had to do my best by moving away”— StanfordWatch clip
“futility angst hopelessness and loneliness are natural and reasonable responses we need to embrace these intense”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“Qohelet 1: 1: "Utter futility!--said Kohelet--/ Utter futility!”— YaleCoursesWatch clip
“of futility that a lot of people feel and hopelessness because the problems are so complicated the the excitement about this new science for policymakers”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“unread the glosser's futility might have been foreshadowed by the outcome of another naming effort in which Skinner”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
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the futility of the human race is that all men and women all people want to be
Ascolta nel contesto: “futility”
188 clipThe Inglese word “futility” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as fjuːˈtɪl.ə.ti (phonetic respelling: fyoo-TIL-ə-tee). Phonologically, it consists of 4 syllables (fyoo · TIL · ə · tee), with primary lexical stress placed on the 2nd syllable (TIL). Grammatically, “futility” functions as a noun. SayItVid indexes 188 authentic Inglese video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “futility” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from MIT OpenCourseWare, Stanford, TEDx Talks.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #1 · @11:10
“myself I want in other words to be God and then s picks this up and says that the futility of the human race is that all men and women all people want to be perfect but there is only one creature who entity who can be perfect and that's”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #2 · @50:28
“same time I could not be attached to any outcome as I intuitively knew that futility might paralyze me I learned that I had to do my best by moving away from the story that working for peace justice or an equitable and”
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #3 · @12:13
“not to destroy themselves but to thrive despite their pain futility angst hopelessness and loneliness are natural and reasonable responses we need to embrace these intense are natural and reasonable responses we need to embrace these intense”
- 🇺🇸 USYaleCoursesClip #4 · @14:54
“it's all for naught. Qohelet 1: 1: "Utter futility!--said Kohelet--/ Utter futility! Kohelet--/ Utter futility!”
- 🇺🇸 USHarvard UniversityClip #5 · @52:16
“serve because we have less money and in the end that feeds into I think a sense of futility that a lot of people feel and hopelessness because the problems are so complicated the the excitement about this new science for policymakers are so complicated the the excitement about this new science for policymakers”
Definizione e significato: “futility”
- The quality of being futile or useless.
- Something, especially an act, that is futile.
Frasi di esempio nel contesto (3)
- “an exercise of futility”
- “But fashion and authority apart, and bringing Plato to the test of reason, take from him, his sophisms, futilities, and incomprehensibilities, and what remains?”
- “the futility of the human race is that all men and women all people want to be”
Frasi ed espressioni comuni
Pronuncia: “futility”
- Pronunciation:
- fyoo-TIL-ə-tee
- Sillabe:
- fyoo · TIL · ə · tee
- Written Hyphenation:
- fu · til · i · ty
- Accento principale:
- TIL
- IPA:
- fjuːˈtɪl.ə.ti
- Ascolta nel contesto
- futility
Parole che fanno rima con “futility”
-ɪlətiParole con suono identico (Omofoni)
Suono unicoNessun omofono noto per "futility" (⁄fjuːˈtɪl.ə.ti⁄).
Domande frequenti su «futility»
Come si pronuncia «futility» in inglese?
«futility» si pronuncia ⁄fjuːˈtɪl.ə.ti⁄ (fyoo-TIL-ə-tee). Ascolta i video clip di madrelingua sopra per sentirla in una conversazione reale.
Quante sillabe ha «futility»?
«futility» ha 4 sillabe: fyoo · TIL · ə · tee.
Dov’è l’accento in «futility»?
L’accento principale in «futility» cade su «TIL». Presta attenzione alla sillaba accentata nei video sopra.
Cosa significa «futility»?
The quality of being futile or useless.
Come posso ascoltare «futility» in frasi reali?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “futility”?
Pronouncing a hard, aspirated [tʰ] in casual conversation can sound overly formal in North America. In American English, a single "t" between vowels quickly taps against the alveolar ridge like a soft "d" ([ɾ]). In British English, maintain a crisp aspirated [tʰ].