How to pronounce "dipoles" in English
DI·po·les
Primary stress: di
Hear native speakers say dipoles in context across real video clips
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “dipoles”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
DI
Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.
po
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
les
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Primary emphasis falls on the first syllable ("DI"). 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 "dipoles" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "dipoles is" sounds like "dipoles-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "dipoles" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“Dipoles will not give you infinite energy, but they will give you a fairly long range energy tail.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“you get all these dipoles in the body if you can get them organized they will sing back to you and tell you a lot about the body so what do I mean”— StanfordWatch clip
“And dipoles actually don't just happen to be with multi atom molecules.”— Khan AcademyWatch clip
“So you could have dipoles interacting, even though there are no charges.”— YaleCoursesWatch clip
“The dipoles attract each other, like how water molecules stick together.”— SciShowWatch clip
“Magnetic sources are always dipoles, with a north and south pole, and magnetic field lines that leave from the north pole and return back to the south.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
Practice Speaking “dipoles”
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Dipoles will not give you infinite energy, but they will give you a fairly long range energy tail.
Hear it in context: “dipoles”
202 clipsThe English word “dipoles”. Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (di · po · les), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (di). Grammatically, “dipoles” functions as a noun. SayItVid indexes 202 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “dipoles” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from MIT OpenCourseWare, Stanford, Khan Academy.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #1 · @13:24
“So now I have dipoles interacting. Dipoles will not give you infinite energy, but they will give you a fairly long range energy tail. but they will give you a fairly long range energy tail.”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #2 · @93:35
“requirement to be able to use MRI now here's kind of how it works okay when you get all these dipoles in the body if you can get them organized they will sing back to you and tell you a lot about the body so what do I mean they will sing back to you and tell you a lot about the body so what do I mean”
- 🇺🇸 USKhan AcademyClip #3 · @7:37
“you could have an induced dipole. And dipoles actually don't just happen to be with multi atom molecules. multi atom molecules.”
- 🇺🇸 USYaleCoursesClip #4 · @48:26
“Ah, you can have polar interactions. So you could have dipoles interacting, even though there are no charges. are no charges.”
- 🇺🇸 USSciShowClip #5 · @1:00
“with a slightly positive charge on one side, and a slightly negative charge on the other. The dipoles attract each other, like how water molecules stick together. So when glitter ends up on your skin, which has some water molecules hanging around, the glitter and water attract and you are stuck being sparkly.”
Definition & Meaning: “dipoles”
- Any object (such as a magnet, polar molecule or antenna) that is oppositely charged at two points (or poles).
- Any molecule or radical that has delocalised positive and negative charges.
Example Sentences (2)
- “Dipoles will not give you infinite energy, but they will give you a fairly long range energy tail.”
- “you get all these dipoles in the body if you can get them organized they will sing back to you and tell you a lot about the body so what do I mean”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “dipoles”
- Syllables:
- di · po · les
- Primary stress:
- di
- Hear it in context
- dipoles
Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"dipoles" 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, "dipoles" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about dipoles
How many syllables are in “dipoles”?
“dipoles” has 3 syllables: di · po · les.
Where is the stress in “dipoles”?
The primary stress in “dipoles” is on “DI”. Listen for that stressed syllable in the clips above.
What does “dipoles” mean?
Any object (such as a magnet, polar molecule or antenna) that is oppositely charged at two points (or poles).
How can I hear “dipoles” used in real sentences?
This page has 202 real-world video examples of “dipoles” 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 “dipoles”?
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⁄).