How to pronounce "barcodes" in English
bar·co·des
Hear native speakers say barcodes in context across real video clips
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “barcodes”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
bar
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
co
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
des
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Keep the vowel length balanced, placing subtle emphasis on the root morpheme according to standard conversational rhythm.
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 "barcodes" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "barcodes is" sounds like "barcodes-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "barcodes" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“the barcodes and um sequence and this is a very busy slide but um not going to go”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“Those barcodes let researchers see which bits of DNA are actually being used by the cancer cell.”— SciShowWatch clip
“I can't be scanning product with barcodes in one hand, and then using RFID on the other.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“it you a network of barcodes on the floor She navigates the 300, 000 ft”— WIREDWatch clip
“barcodes on health information websites, brochures, medication bottles, and other”— YaleCoursesWatch clip
“phones to scan barcodes and then immediately look up extra information about those products and so i i knew about that work but coming at it from an interaction”— StanfordWatch clip
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the barcodes and um sequence and this is a very busy slide but um not going to go
Hear it in context: “barcodes”
91 clipsThe English word “barcodes”. Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (bar · co · des). Grammatically, “barcodes” functions as a noun, verb and acts as an English heteronym where syllable stress shifts between noun (initial-syllable stress) and verb (second-syllable stress) usage. SayItVid indexes 91 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “barcodes” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from Harvard University, SciShow, MIT OpenCourseWare.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USHarvard UniversityClip #1 · @24:16
“to another round of uh reinfection and reisolation after which uh we amplify the barcodes and um sequence and this is a very busy slide but um not going to go into too much detail but only three points that I want to show so this is um”
- 🇺🇸 USSciShowClip #2 · @1:25
“SPLINTR works by tagging the DNA of individual cells with sequences of other DNA called barcodes. Those barcodes let researchers see which bits of DNA are actually being used by the cancer cell. are actually being used by the cancer cell.”
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #3 · @37:08
“to make that a non-parallel set of technologies, so to speak? I can't be scanning product with barcodes in one hand, and then using RFID on the other. and then using RFID on the other.”
- 🇺🇸 USWIREDClip #4 · @0:58
“her to retrieve it you a network of barcodes on the floor She navigates the 300, 000 ft Warehouse tunneling beneath the pods as she moves throughout the”
- 🇺🇸 USYaleCoursesClip #5 · @1:49
“In the future, we expect that government agencies will standardize and enrich barcodes on health information websites, brochures, medication bottles, and other sources of health information so that dyslexic readers will be able to obtain”
Definition & Meaning: “barcodes”
- Any set of machine-readable parallel bars or concentric circles, varying in width, spacing, or height, encoding information according to a symbology.
- A portion of a gene that identifies a particular species.
- To apply a barcode (machine-readable code) to.
Example Sentences (2)
- “the barcodes and um sequence and this is a very busy slide but um not going to go”
- “Those barcodes let researchers see which bits of DNA are actually being used by the cancer cell.”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “barcodes”
- Syllables:
- bar · co · des
- Hear it in context
- barcodes
Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"barcodes" 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, "barcodes" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about barcodes
How many syllables are in “barcodes”?
“barcodes” has 3 syllables: bar · co · des.
What does “barcodes” mean?
Any set of machine-readable parallel bars or concentric circles, varying in width, spacing, or height, encoding information according to a symbology.
How can I hear “barcodes” used in real sentences?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “barcodes”?
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⁄).