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Hoe spreek je „unkind” uit in het Engels

unkind wordt uitgesproken als ʌnˈkaɪnd, met de hoofdklemtoon op de lettergreep “KYND”. Hoor authentieke moedertaalsprekers in 369 clips met gesynchroniseerde ondertitels en tijdstempels hieronder.

ʌnˈkaɪnd

uhn·KYND

Hoofdklemtoon: KYND

Accent:
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IPAʌnˈkaɪnd
Sayuhn-KYND
Lettergrepenuhn · KYND
Hoor in contextUS
22:16
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Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “unkind”

Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence

ʌnˈkaɪnd

Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution

Syllable 1Unstressed

uhn

Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.

Syllable 2Primary Stress

KYND

Gliding diphthong with sustained vocal resonance.

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

⏱️ Stress-Timed Rhythm

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

Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context

Verified Transcripts
“unkind to biblical Israel, because of a pervasive bias between the two main foci of the religion of ancient Israel.”
— YaleCoursesWatch clip
“unkind or judgmental but more likely they're projecting their own issues and insecurities on to you often the people”
— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“unkind to call yourself thus and yet how accurate with all where do we go to”
— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“unkind of unfunded research and paying labelers to go in external humans to go”
— StanfordWatch clip
“unkind character meeting a girl who he at first despises because she's so low but he turns her into what he wants her to be and then can't help himself but”
— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“unkind but I could never have imagined that I would be here one day working with the panda bears this is 14 here”
— Smithsonian ChannelWatch clip
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unkind to biblical Israel, because of a pervasive bias between the two main foci of the religion of ancient Israel.

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369 clips

The Engels word “unkind” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ʌnˈkaɪnd (phonetic respelling: uhn-KYND). Phonologically, it consists of 2 syllables (uhn · KYND), with primary lexical stress placed on the 2nd syllable (KYND). Grammatically, “unkind” functions as a adjective. SayItVid indexes 369 authentic Engels video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “unkind” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from YaleCourses, TEDx Talks, Harvard University.

Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)

  • 🇺🇸 USYaleCourses
    Clip #1 · @22:16
    “maintains that historical critical scholarship has been unkind to biblical Israel, because of a pervasive bias between the two main foci of the religion of ancient Israel. between the two main foci of the religion of ancient Israel.”
  • 🇺🇸 USTEDx Talks
    Clip #2 · @15:53
    “unconscious bias that's causing them to stereotype you maybe they are being mean unkind or judgmental but more likely they're projecting their own issues and insecurities on to you often the people projecting their own issues and insecurities on to you often the people”
  • 🇺🇸 USHarvard University
    Clip #3 · @10:46
    “the pool chlorine Delphine auto defenestrated self badger Mamun how unkind to call yourself thus and yet how accurate with all where do we go to for recovery somewhere soft and prima preemies the diminutive for premature”
  • 🇺🇸 USStanford
    Clip #4 · @48:53
    “before and so on and eventually when I get the grant money which this is all unkind of unfunded research and paying labelers to go in external humans to go in and actually label this”
  • 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWare
    Clip #5 · @75:25
    “one that's more targeted towards my fair lady parody is the idea of um so of an unkind character meeting a girl who he at first despises because she's so low but he turns her into what he wants her to be and then can't help himself but but he turns her into what he wants her to be and then can't help himself but”

Definitie & Betekenis: “unkind”

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ADJECTIVE
  • Lacking kindness, sympathy, benevolence, gratitude, or similar; cruel, harsh or unjust; ungrateful.
  • Not kind; contrary to nature or type; unnatural.

Voorbeeldzinnen in context (3)

  • “Judge, O you gods, how dearly Caesar loved him! This was the most unkindest cut of all; For when the noble Caesar saw him stab, Ingratitude, more strong than traitors’ arms, Quite vanquish’d him: then burst his mighty heart;”
  • “[…] A Feauer is an vnkinde heate, that commeth out of the heart, and passeth into all the members of the bodye, and grieueth the working of the bodye.”
  • “unkind to biblical Israel, because of a pervasive bias between the two main foci of the religion of ancient Israel.”

Veelvoorkomende uitdrukkingen

unkind character

Uitspraak: “unkind”

Pronunciation:
uhn-KYND
Lettergrepen:
uhn · KYND
Written Hyphenation:
un · kind
Hoofdklemtoon:
KYND
IPA:
ʌnˈkaɪnd
Hoor in context
unkind

Woorden die rijmen op “unkind”

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Woorden met identieke klank (Homofonen)

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Geen exacte homofonen bekend voor "unkind" (⁄ʌnˈkaɪnd⁄).

Veelgestelde vragen over „unkind”

Hoe spreek je “unkind” uit in het Engels?

“unkind” wordt uitgesproken als ⁄ʌnˈkaɪnd⁄ (uhn-KYND). Luister naar de videoclips van moedertaalsprekers hierboven om het in context te horen.

Hoeveel lettergrepen heeft “unkind”?

“unkind” heeft 2 lettergrepen: uhn · KYND.

Waar ligt de klemtoon bij “unkind”?

De hoofdklemtoon bij “unkind” ligt op “KYND”. Let op die beklemtoonde lettergreep in de videofragmenten hierboven.

Wat betekent “unkind”?

Lacking kindness, sympathy, benevolence, gratitude, or similar; cruel, harsh or unjust; ungrateful.

Hoe kan ik “unkind” in echte zinnen horen?

Deze pagina bevat 369 videovoorbeelden van “unkind” met gesynchroniseerde ondertiteling. Gebruik Vorige / Volgende (of de pijltjestoetsen ← / →) om elk fragment direct te beluisteren.

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

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⁄).