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Hoe spreek je „usury” uit in het Engels

usury wordt uitgesproken als ˈjuːʒəri, met de hoofdklemtoon op de lettergreep “YOO”. Hoor authentieke moedertaalsprekers in 45 clips met gesynchroniseerde ondertitels en tijdstempels hieronder.

ˈjuːʒəri

YOO·zhər·ee

Hoofdklemtoon: YOO

Accent:
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IPAˈjuːʒəri
SayYOO-zhər-ee
LettergrepenYOO · zhər · ee
Hoor in contextUS
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Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “usury”

Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence

ˈjuːʒəri

Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution

Syllable 1Primary Stress

YOO

Tense long vowel with sustained acoustic resonance.

Syllable 2Unstressed

zhər

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

Syllable 3Unstressed

ee

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

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

⏱️ Stress-Timed Rhythm

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

Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context

Verified Transcripts
“about usury. The point that's, "the usury offends Divine Goodness, and loose that knot." Why is usury--what is usury exactly?”
— YaleCoursesWatch clip
“In the past, usury really meant any kind of interest, but now in our current cultural context we associate it with just an unreasonable level of interest and that”
— Khan AcademyWatch clip
“as this is extra strong usually super usury all right now I'm going on with the canto 46 so this try to hear this behind this”
— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“maybe microcredit is the new usury.”
— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“A few states already have usury laws, either on the legislative floor or in practice around the industry.”
— CNBCWatch clip
“So they had to go work usury and they got rich, so the people hated them more.”
— Native SpeakerWatch clip
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about usury. The point that's, "the usury offends Divine Goodness, and loose that knot." Why is usury--what is usury exactly?

Hoor in context: “usury”

45 clips

The Engels word “usury” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ˈjuːʒəri (phonetic respelling: YOO-zhər-ee). Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (YOO · zhər · ee), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (YOO). Grammatically, “usury” functions as a noun. SayItVid indexes 45 authentic Engels video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “usury” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from YaleCourses, Khan Academy, Harvard University.

Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)

  • 🇺🇸 USYaleCourses
    Clip #1 · @54:03
    “Dante tells him, you never really say anything about usury. The point that's, "the usury offends Divine Goodness, and loose that knot." Why is usury--what is usury exactly? The point that's, "the usury offends Divine”
  • 🇺🇸 USKhan Academy
    Clip #2 · @9:52
    “I mean, you might have heard of the term usury. In the past, usury really meant any kind of interest, but now in our current cultural context we associate it with just an unreasonable level of interest and that but now in our current cultural context we associate”
  • 🇺🇸 USHarvard University
    Clip #3 · @31:08
    “you're garbled from a monument ah and the other phrase hick st Perugia known as this is extra strong usually super usury all right now I'm going on with the canto 46 so this try to hear this behind this the canto 46 so this try to hear this behind this”
  • 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWare
    Clip #4 · @4:19
    “in the press about maybe microcredit is actually bad, maybe microcredit is the new usury. But I don't want to go into the details of whether it's”
  • 🇺🇸 USCNBC
    Clip #5 · @10:19
    “Amazon bestseller called Better Not Broken. A few states already have usury laws, either on the legislative floor or in practice around the industry. on the legislative floor or in practice around the”

Definitie & Betekenis: “usury”

Audio
NOUN
  • An exorbitant rate of interest, in excess of any legal rates or at least immorally.
  • The practice of lending money at such rates.

Voorbeeldzinnen in context (3)

  • “As a practical matter, California usury laws do not seriously inconvenience most lenders, and offer little protection to most borrowers.”
  • “about usury. The point that's, "the usury offends Divine Goodness, and loose that knot." Why is usury--what is usury exactly?”
  • “In the past, usury really meant any kind of interest, but now in our current cultural context we associate it with just an unreasonable level of interest and th”

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Uitspraak: “usury”

Pronunciation:
YOO-zhər-ee
Lettergrepen:
YOO · zhər · ee
Written Hyphenation:
u · su · ry
Hoofdklemtoon:
YOO
IPA:
ˈjuːʒəri
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Hoe spreek je “usury” uit in het Engels?

“usury” wordt uitgesproken als ⁄ˈjuːʒəri⁄ (YOO-zhər-ee). Luister naar de videoclips van moedertaalsprekers hierboven om het in context te horen.

Hoeveel lettergrepen heeft “usury”?

“usury” heeft 3 lettergrepen: YOO · zhər · ee.

Waar ligt de klemtoon bij “usury”?

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

Wat betekent “usury”?

An exorbitant rate of interest, in excess of any legal rates or at least immorally.

Hoe kan ik “usury” in echte zinnen horen?

Deze pagina bevat 45 videovoorbeelden van “usury” met gesynchroniseerde ondertiteling. Gebruik Vorige / Volgende (of de pijltjestoetsen ← / →) om elk fragment direct te beluisteren.

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

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⁄).