How to pronounce "clades" in English
CLA·des
Primary stress: cla
Hear native speakers say clades in context across real video clips
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “clades”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
CLA
Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.
des
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Primary emphasis falls on the first syllable ("CLA"). 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 "clades" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "clades is" sounds like "clades-iz").
In natural sentences, avoid over-stressing "clades" unless it conveys the core contrast or focal point of your message.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“And I'm not going to go through this, but there's different what we call clades and subtypes.”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“human clades it is probably at one point in every human being very close to being”— StanfordWatch clip
“5 billion years ago, there have been three large clades that have developed.”— YaleCoursesWatch clip
“firing Ceramics design Duo clades have taken their pieces to a shooting range near Copenhagen where a professional Hunter”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“Mineralized exoskeletons show up in at least 18 clades, including some sponges, echinoderms, corals, and mollusks.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“Clades can be very large -- like the clade that includes all animals, called metazoa.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
Practice Speaking “clades”
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And I'm not going to go through this, but there's different what we call clades and subtypes.
Hear it in context: “clades”
35 clipsThe English word “clades”. Phonologically, it consists of 2 syllables (cla · des), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (cla). Grammatically, “clades” functions as a adjective. SayItVid indexes 35 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “clades” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from Harvard University, Stanford, YaleCourses.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USHarvard UniversityClip #1 · @30:24
“of HIV because of this. And I'm not going to go through this, but there's different what we call clades and subtypes. but there's different what we call clades and subtypes.”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #2 · @74:06
“follows that of language and in divisions into human into different human clades it is probably at one point in every human being very close to being in every human being yet it's important to point out that the organism infects”
- 🇺🇸 USYaleCoursesClip #3 · @0:49
“earlier in the course, and basically it shows you that since about 3. 5 billion years ago, there have been three large clades that have developed. there have been three large clades that have developed.”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #4 · @16:18
“century they've given a new meaning to firing Ceramics design Duo clades have taken their pieces to a shooting range near Copenhagen where a professional Hunter their pieces to a shooting range near Copenhagen where a professional Hunter”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @10:24
“exoskeletons -- skeletons that sit outside the rest of the body! Mineralized exoskeletons show up in at least 18 clades, including some sponges, echinoderms, corals, and mollusks. corals, and mollusks.”
Definition & Meaning: “clades”
- Wearing clothing or some other covering (for example, an armour) on the body; clothed, dressed.
- Covered, enveloped in, or surrounded by a cladding, or a specified material or substance.
Example Sentences (3)
- “[F]rom his nook upleapt the venturous lad, / And flinging wide the cedar-carven door / Beheld an awful image saffron-clad / And armed for battle!”
- “On all sides, Goudet is shut in by mountains; rocky foot-paths, practicable at best for donkeys, join it to the outer world of France; and the men and women drink and swear, in their green corner, or look up at the snow-clad peaks in winter from the threshold of their homes [...]”
- “And I'm not going to go through this, but there's different what we call clades and subtypes.”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “clades”
- Syllables:
- cla · des
- Primary stress:
- cla
- Hear it in context
- clades
Synonyms: “clades”
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Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"clades" 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, "clades" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about clades
How many syllables are in “clades”?
“clades” has 2 syllables: cla · des.
Where is the stress in “clades”?
The primary stress in “clades” is on “CLA”. Listen for that stressed syllable in the clips above.
What does “clades” mean?
Wearing clothing or some other covering (for example, an armour) on the body; clothed, dressed.
How can I hear “clades” used in real sentences?
This page has 35 real-world video examples of “clades” 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 “clades”?
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⁄).