How to pronounce "decreases" in EnglishNoun
dɪˈkriːsɪz
dih·KREE·siz
Primary stress: KREE
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Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “decreases”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
dih
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
KREE
Tense long vowel with sustained acoustic resonance.
siz
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Primary emphasis falls on the second syllable ("KREE"). 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 "decreases" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "decreases is" sounds like "decreases-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "decreases" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“decreases, or stays the same under the action of the force, as you go from point A to point B.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“decreases very tight turn at the top and then back out of the loop one of the”— WIREDWatch clip
“It should approach our asymptote as x decreases, so we ruled that one out.”— Khan AcademyWatch clip
“by decreases in physical activity we don't know we currently don't have”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“we've seen dramatic decreases I'll tell you Cincinnati I'm going back a few years you may remember the race riots in Cincinnati after a lot of interracial”— CNBCWatch clip
“But number of level decreases is, at most, number of edge insertions times log n.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
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decreases, or stays the same under the action of the force, as you go from point A to point B.
Hear it in context: “decreases”
86 clipsThe English word “decreases” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as dɪˈkriːsɪz (phonetic respelling: dih-KREE-siz). Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (dih · KREE · siz), with primary lexical stress placed on the 2nd syllable (KREE). Grammatically, “decreases” 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 86 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “decreases” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from MIT OpenCourseWare, WIRED, Khan Academy.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #1 · @2:40
“or even zero, depending upon whether the velocity increases, decreases, or stays the same under the action of the force, as you go from point A to point B. as you go from point A to point B.”
- 🇺🇸 USWIREDClip #2 · @6:51
“loop you have a nice big radius and then the radius decreases decreases decreases decreases very tight turn at the top and then back out of the loop one of the challenges of our plaque oyd loop will be that we can't build a really really”
- 🇺🇸 USKhan AcademyClip #3 · @4:48
“so that's not right. It should approach our asymptote as x decreases, so we ruled that one out. as x decreases, so we ruled that one out.”
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #4 · @15:56
“to be Amplified by increases in ambient temperature and then further Amplified by decreases in physical activity we don't know we currently don't have any research looking at how high concentrations of air pollution in”
- 🇺🇸 USCNBCClip #5 · @4:00
“back in cities just in terms of the record once they take taser oh for sure we've seen dramatic decreases I'll tell you Cincinnati I'm going back a few years you may remember the race riots in Cincinnati after a lot of interracial years you may remember the race riots in Cincinnati after a lot of interracial”
Definition & Meaning: “decreases”
- Of a quantity, to become smaller.
- To make (a quantity) smaller.
- An amount by which a quantity decreases or is decreased.
- A reduction in the number of stitches, usually accomplished by suspending the stitch to be decreased from another existing stitch or by knitting it together with another stitch. See Decrease (knitting).
Example Sentences (3)
- “The quality of our products has decreased since the main designer left.”
- “Let's decrease the volume a little so we can hear each other talking.”
- “decreases, or stays the same under the action of the force, as you go from point A to point B.”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “decreases”
- Pronunciation:
- dih-KREE-siz
- Syllables:
- dih · KREE · siz
- Written Hyphenation:
- de · creas · es
- Primary stress:
- KREE
- IPA:
- dɪˈkriːsɪz
- Hear it in context
- decreases
Synonyms: “decreases”
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Words that Rhyme with “decreases”
-isɪzWords that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"decreases" (⁄dɪˈkriːsɪz⁄) 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, "decreases" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about decreases
How do you pronounce “decreases”?
“decreases” is pronounced ⁄dɪˈkriːsɪz⁄ (dih-KREE-siz). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.
How many syllables are in “decreases”?
“decreases” has 3 syllables: dih · KREE · siz.
Where is the stress in “decreases”?
The primary stress in “decreases” is on “KREE”. Listen for that stressed syllable in the clips above.
What does “decreases” mean?
Of a quantity, to become smaller.
How can I hear “decreases” used in real sentences?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “decreases”?
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⁄).