How to pronounce "carcinomas" in English
car·ci·NO·mas
Primary stress: no
Hear native speakers say carcinomas in context across real video clips
let's say, a cell with have on its surface 500 EGF receptors, but in many kinds of cancers probably 30% or 40% of all carcinomas, carcinomas are the tumors from epithelial tissues, carcinomas, carcinomas are the tumors from epithelial tissues,
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “carcinomas”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
car
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
ci
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
NO
Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.
mas
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Primary emphasis falls on the third syllable ("NO"). 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 "carcinomas" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "carcinomas is" sounds like "carcinomas-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "carcinomas" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“but in many kinds of cancers probably 30% or 40% of all carcinomas, carcinomas are the tumors from epithelial tissues,”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“cancers and premalignant carcinomas in prostate, breast, kidney, thyroid, and other sites.”— YaleCoursesWatch clip
“contrast what we see in the carcinomas is extensive mixing and so we go if we go back to our model we can Envision that if we turn this on its side where”— StanfordWatch clip
“virus increase subsequent risk of malignant carcinomas.” Or, if we wanted to be brief, “Is SARS-COV-2 oncogenic.” But fewer of you would have clicked on that”— SciShowWatch clip
“carcinomas uh and that includes breast cancer lung cancer prostate cancer and choral cancer is the most common but”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“including melanoma and carcinomas, you can do as good a job as the best human dermatologists.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
Practice Speaking “carcinomas”
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but in many kinds of cancers probably 30% or 40% of all carcinomas, carcinomas are the tumors from epithelial tissues,
Hear it in context: “carcinomas”
23 clipsThe English word “carcinomas”. Phonologically, it consists of 4 syllables (car · ci · no · mas), with primary lexical stress placed on the 3rd syllable (no). Grammatically, “carcinomas” functions as a noun. SayItVid indexes 23 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “carcinomas” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from MIT OpenCourseWare, YaleCourses, Stanford.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #1 · @23:31
“let's say, a cell with have on its surface 500 EGF receptors, but in many kinds of cancers probably 30% or 40% of all carcinomas, carcinomas are the tumors from epithelial tissues, carcinomas, carcinomas are the tumors from epithelial tissues,”
- 🇺🇸 USYaleCoursesClip #2 · @4:38
“of other causes or corpses reveal many covert covert malignant cancers and premalignant carcinomas in prostate, breast, kidney, thyroid, and other sites. Some of these studies were done on young other sites. Some of these studies were done on young”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #3 · @9:49
“mixing between the right and left-sided glands um in the adenomas and again in contrast what we see in the carcinomas is extensive mixing and so we go if we go back to our model we can Envision that if we turn this on its side where go back to our model we can Envision that if we turn this on its side where”
- 🇺🇸 USSciShowClip #4 · @0:47
“So the title should probably be more like, “Does infection with the SARS-COV-2 virus increase subsequent risk of malignant carcinomas.” Or, if we wanted to be brief, “Is SARS-COV-2 oncogenic.” But fewer of you would have clicked on that Or, if we wanted to be brief, “Is SARS-COV-2 oncogenic.””
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @24:37
“by far the majority of all cancers are carcinomas uh and that includes breast cancer lung cancer prostate cancer and choral cancer is the most common but cancer lung cancer prostate cancer and”
Definition & Meaning: “carcinomas”
- An invasive malignant tumour derived from epithelial tissue that tends to metastasize to other areas of the body.
- A form of cancer; (uncountable) cancer in general as a disease.
Example Sentences (3)
- “Take the fatteſt and fulleſt Figs you can get, lay them upon the ugly and ill favored tumor called Carcinoma, i. the Canker, ſo it be not yet exulcerat, I aſſure you it is a ſoveraine remedie, and hardly can be matched againe: […]”
- “but in many kinds of cancers probably 30% or 40% of all carcinomas, carcinomas are the tumors from epithelial tissues,”
- “cancers and premalignant carcinomas in prostate, breast, kidney, thyroid, and other sites. Some of these studies were done on young”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “carcinomas”
- Syllables:
- car · ci · no · mas
- Primary stress:
- no
- Hear it in context
- carcinomas
Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"carcinomas" 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, "carcinomas" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about carcinomas
How many syllables are in “carcinomas”?
“carcinomas” has 4 syllables: car · ci · no · mas.
Where is the stress in “carcinomas”?
The primary stress in “carcinomas” is on “NO”. Listen for that stressed syllable in the clips above.
What does “carcinomas” mean?
An invasive malignant tumour derived from epithelial tissue that tends to metastasize to other areas of the body.
How can I hear “carcinomas” used in real sentences?
This page has 23 real-world video examples of “carcinomas” 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 “carcinomas”?
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⁄).