How to pronounce "colorized" in English
ˈkʌl.əˌraɪzd
KUHL·ə·ryzd
Primary stress: KUHL
Hear native speakers say colorized in context across real video clips
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Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
KUHL
Gliding diphthong with sustained vocal resonance.
ə
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
ryzd
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
Primary emphasis falls on the first syllable ("KUHL"). Raise your pitch and sustain the vowel length on this syllable while relaxing the surrounding syllables.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
The Trap: Do not pronounce "-ed" as an extra syllable.
How Native Speakers Say It: Voice a clean /d/ consonant at the end of the root word smoothly.
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When "colorized" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "colorized is" sounds like "colorized-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "colorized" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“derived diffusion tensors in each voxil are represented as a small colorized”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“when I colorized this picture it just made such a much stronger connection to again this ancestor who I knew a little about but had to do some more research”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“this data this is just colorized in a particular way you can play various games in terms of how you look at the optical data and those Optical kind of”— StanfordWatch clip
“The colorized area shows the risk of collision for endangered right whales because of the ships moving in this lane.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“have here is a colorized pair of merging galaxies.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“Jordan colorized these images based on the archaeologist’s detailed hand-written notes.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
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derived diffusion tensors in each voxil are represented as a small colorized
Hear it in context: “colorized”
26 clipsThe English word “colorized” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ˈkʌl.əˌraɪzd (phonetic respelling: KUHL-ə-ryzd). Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (KUHL · ə · ryzd), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (KUHL). Grammatically, “colorized” functions as a verb, adjective. SayItVid indexes 26 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “colorized” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from Harvard University, TEDx Talks, Stanford.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USHarvard UniversityClip #1 · @3:56
“later in my presentation. What you see here is a representation where the MRI derived diffusion tensors in each voxil are represented as a small colorized ellypoid. And what you really see here is that there's so much data that you”
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #2 · @8:43
“a place called bill in Kora and she died in 1911 near Newtown Castle in Bahan and when I colorized this picture it just made such a much stronger connection to again this ancestor who I knew a little about but had to do some more research again this ancestor who I knew a little about but had to do some more research”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #3 · @23:33
“fact you see uh stuff that kind of looks like grids and indeed when you look at this data this is just colorized in a particular way you can play various games in terms of how you look at the optical data and those Optical kind of games in terms of how you look at the optical data and those Optical kind of”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #4 · @16:19
“in and out of the Bay of Fundy. The colorized area shows the risk of collision for endangered right whales because of the ships moving in this lane. shows the risk of collision for endangered right whales”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @2:26
“take an image about every 40 seconds for 8 to 12 hours and night. So we what we have here is a colorized pair of merging galaxies. My laptop screen hardly does it justice, but I hope that gives you a sense of scale of what we're looking at”
Definition & Meaning: “colorized”
- simple past and past participle of colorize
- Having been given added color.
Example Sentences (2)
- “derived diffusion tensors in each voxil are represented as a small colorized”
- “when I colorized this picture it just made such a much stronger connection to again this ancestor who I knew a little about but had to do some more research”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “colorized”
- Pronunciation:
- KUHL-ə-ryzd
- Syllables:
- KUHL · ə · ryzd
- Written Hyphenation:
- col · or · ized
- Primary stress:
- KUHL
- IPA:
- ˈkʌl.əˌraɪzd
- Hear it in context
- colorized
Synonyms: “colorized”
Hear words related in meaning to “colorized” in real video clips:
Words that Rhyme with “colorized”
-ʌləˌraɪzdWords that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"colorized" (⁄ˈkʌl.əˌraɪzd⁄) 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, "colorized" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about colorized
How do you pronounce “colorized”?
“colorized” is pronounced ⁄ˈkʌl.əˌraɪzd⁄ (KUHL-ə-ryzd). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.
How many syllables are in “colorized”?
“colorized” has 3 syllables: KUHL · ə · ryzd.
Where is the stress in “colorized”?
The primary stress in “colorized” is on “KUHL”. Listen for that stressed syllable in the clips above.
What does “colorized” mean?
simple past and past participle of colorize
How can I hear “colorized” used in real sentences?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “colorized”?
Do not pronounce "-ed" as an extra syllable. Voice a clean /d/ consonant at the end of the root word smoothly.