How to pronounce "amasses" in English
əˈmæs.ɪz
ə·MAS·iz
Primary stress: MAS
Hear native speakers say amasses in context across real video clips
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “amasses”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
ə
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
MAS
Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.
iz
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
Primary emphasis falls on the second syllable ("MAS"). 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 "amasses" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "amasses is" sounds like "amasses-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "amasses" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“Coiling her body, she steadily amasses fallen leaves and twigs, drawing them together into a pile.”— Smithsonian ChannelWatch clip
“amasses those pieces together into their personal story with their name as the”— StanfordWatch clip
“And they had amasses on an air track, when you have like a massive 2M, and you slam into it with a mass of M. What happens to the mass of 2M?”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“man's finances are way stable more than his wife after all is the head of the family but it's an immediate sign of a witchcraft if a lady amasses wealth es”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“music slant Bleak on gravel one amasses”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“The US amasses a pretty large what Trump would call an armada.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
Practice Speaking “amasses”
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Coiling her body, she steadily amasses fallen leaves and twigs, drawing them together into a pile.
Hear it in context: “amasses”
19 clipsThe English word “amasses” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as əˈmæs.ɪz (phonetic respelling: ə-MAS-iz). Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (ə · MAS · iz), with primary lexical stress placed on the 2nd syllable (MAS). Grammatically, “amasses” functions as a verb, noun and acts as an English heteronym where syllable stress shifts between noun (initial-syllable stress) and verb (second-syllable stress) usage. SayItVid indexes 19 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “amasses” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from Smithsonian Channel, Stanford, MIT OpenCourseWare.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USSmithsonian ChannelClip #1 · @9:34
“She's been hard at work for more than a week now. Coiling her body, she steadily amasses fallen leaves and twigs, drawing them together into a pile. and twigs, drawing them together into a pile.”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #2 · @41:19
“different algorithm one based on the input they've given us amasses those pieces together into their personal story with their name as the main character in whatever configuration they”
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #3 · @3:29
“they looked at-- they were doing a freshmen mechanics class. And they had amasses on an air track, when you have like a massive 2M, and you slam into it with a mass of M. What happens to the mass of 2M? you have like a massive 2M, and you slam into it”
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #4 · @4:50
“equality is witchcraft it's absolutely fine if a man's finances are way stable more than his wife after all is the head of the family but it's an immediate sign of a witchcraft if a lady amasses wealth es family but it's an immediate sign of a witchcraft if a lady amasses wealth es”
- 🇺🇸 USHarvard UniversityClip #5 · @62:44
“long cilius and Marley history is dismantled music slant Bleak on gravel one amasses silence another chastises Silence with Nettles stinging”
Definition & Meaning: “amasses”
- To collect into a mass or heap.
- to gather a great quantity of; to accumulate.
- A large number of things collected or piled together.
- The act of amassing.
Example Sentences (3)
- “to amass a treasure or a fortune”
- “[T]his Pillar [the "Compounded Order"] is nothing in effect, but a Medlie, or an Amaſſe of all the precedent Ornaments, making a nevv kinde, by ſtealth, and though the moſt richly tricked, yet the pooreſt in this, that he is a borrovver of all his Beautie.”
- “Coiling her body, she steadily amasses fallen leaves and twigs, drawing them together into a pile.”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “amasses”
- Pronunciation:
- ə-MAS-iz
- Syllables:
- ə · MAS · iz
- Written Hyphenation:
- a · mass · es
- Primary stress:
- MAS
- IPA:
- əˈmæs.ɪz
- Hear it in context
- amasses
Synonyms: “amasses”
Hear words related in meaning to “amasses” in real video clips:
Words that Rhyme with “amasses”
-æsɪzWords that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"amasses" (⁄əˈmæs.ɪz⁄) has no true homophones in standard English — there are no other words with identical pronunciation. Unlike sound-alike pairs like there / their or peace / piece, "amasses" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about amasses
How do you pronounce “amasses”?
“amasses” is pronounced ⁄əˈmæs.ɪz⁄ (ə-MAS-iz). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.
How many syllables are in “amasses”?
“amasses” has 3 syllables: ə · MAS · iz.
Where is the stress in “amasses”?
The primary stress in “amasses” is on “MAS”. Listen for that stressed syllable in the clips above.
What does “amasses” mean?
To collect into a mass or heap.
How can I hear “amasses” used in real sentences?
This page has 19 real-world video examples of “amasses” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.
What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “amasses”?
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⁄).