How to pronounce "delusive" in English
de·lu·sive
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Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “delusive”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
de
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
lu
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
sive
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 followed by a vowel, insert a subtle glide (/w/ or /j/) to connect into the subsequent word without an abrupt glottal stop.
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "delusive" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“But timelessness is delusive.”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“mean the ground at my feet is flat so why should the Earth be round he was standing by it and to them it sounded utterly delusive but he stood by”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“So that a great part of the problem's value is due to the number of tries, delusive opening moves, false scents,”— YaleCoursesWatch clip
“to attack uh London's Financial Services sector reduce it in size the delusive hope that manufacturing will somehow step into the Gap they must be star”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“spurious and delusive immortality by always pushing them into the future right so the man who thinks like this keynes writes uh doesn't doesn't love”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“London's financial services sector reduce it in size in the delusive hope that manufacturing will somehow step into the gap they must be stark staring”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
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But timelessness is delusive.
Hear it in context: “delusive”
9 clipsThe English word “delusive”. Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (de · lu · sive). Grammatically, “delusive” functions as a adjective. SayItVid indexes 9 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “delusive” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from Harvard University, TEDx Talks, YaleCourses.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USHarvard UniversityClip #1 · @10:02
“and your children. Time returns in his memory as timelessness, that foolish time that seemed as if it would last forever. But timelessness is delusive. would last forever. But timelessness is delusive.”
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #2 · @5:55
“time the Earth was round but people in his time thought the Earth was flat I mean the ground at my feet is flat so why should the Earth be round he was standing by it and to them it sounded utterly delusive but he stood by he was standing by it and to them it sounded utterly delusive but he stood by”
- 🇺🇸 USYaleCoursesClip #3 · @47:27
“between the characters, but between the author and the world. So that a great part of the problem's value is due to the number of tries, delusive opening moves, false scents, problem's value is due to the number of tries,”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #4 · @4:55
“diminish the share of uh of London's share of the world banking industry or to attack uh London's Financial Services sector reduce it in size the delusive hope that manufacturing will somehow step into the Gap they must be star hope that manufacturing will somehow step into the Gap they must be star”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @17:42
“won't get this exactly right they're trying to secure for their actions of spurious and delusive immortality by always pushing them into the future right so the man who thinks like this keynes writes uh doesn't doesn't love right so the man who thinks like this keynes writes uh doesn't doesn't love”
Definition & Meaning: “delusive”
- Producing delusions.
- Delusional.
Example Sentences (2)
- “timelessness, that foolish time that seemed as if it would last forever. But timelessness is delusive.”
- “mean the ground at my feet is flat so why should the Earth be round he was standing by it and to them it sounded utterly delusive but he stood by”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “delusive”
- Syllables:
- de · lu · sive
- Hear it in context
- delusive
Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"delusive" 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, "delusive" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about delusive
How many syllables are in “delusive”?
“delusive” has 3 syllables: de · lu · sive.
What does “delusive” mean?
Producing delusions.
How can I hear “delusive” used in real sentences?
This page has 9 real-world video examples of “delusive” 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 “delusive”?
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⁄).