How to pronounce "entropies" in English
EN·tro·pies
Primary stress: en
Hear native speakers say entropies in context across real video clips
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “entropies”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
EN
Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.
tro
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
pies
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Primary emphasis falls on the first syllable ("EN"). 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 "entropies" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "entropies is" sounds like "entropies-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "entropies" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“We calculate it from the absolute entropies of the reactants and the products.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“The main reason for the difference in entropies for these two substances has to do with the third step.”— Khan AcademyWatch clip
“tent entropies at what then is love if I am either cognizant or else consumed the”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“uh understanding the entropies of black holes and relating it to the properties of strings.”— StanfordWatch clip
“entropies, we can find the change between 1 and 2 by going to a different experiment in which it was brought from 1 to 2, not in this crazy irreversible”— YaleCoursesWatch clip
“That's because you don't have entropies in Minecraft; Minecraft can delete bits, it can forget its previous state.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
Practice Speaking “entropies”
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We calculate it from the absolute entropies of the reactants and the products.
Hear it in context: “entropies”
78 clipsThe English word “entropies”. Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (en · tro · pies), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (en). Grammatically, “entropies” functions as a noun. SayItVid indexes 78 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “entropies” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from MIT OpenCourseWare, Khan Academy, Harvard University.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #1 · @1:49
“And we talked about how to calculate it. We calculate it from the absolute entropies of the reactants and the products. Delta S for a reaction then is reactants and the products. Delta S for a reaction then is”
- 🇺🇸 USKhan AcademyClip #2 · @9:47
“to negative 114.7 joules per Kelvin mole of reaction. The main reason for the difference in entropies for these two substances has to do with the third step. for these two substances has to do with the third step.”
- 🇺🇸 USHarvard UniversityClip #3 · @28:23
“morning star Venus the evening rose a modest Turk fell off the sky a big top tent entropies at what then is love if I am either cognizant or else consumed the light like breathing it will change for love has fallen like a misery upon the”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #4 · @55:55
“All right. That was the origin of the connection between uh understanding the entropies of black holes and relating it to the properties of strings. holes and relating it to the properties of strings.”
- 🇺🇸 USYaleCoursesClip #5 · @53:26
“entropy in this problem, since 1 and 2 have well-defined entropies, we can find the change between 1 and 2 by going to a different experiment in which it was brought from 1 to 2, not in this crazy irreversible 1 and 2 by going to a different experiment in which it was”
Definition & Meaning: “entropies”
- A measure of the disorder present in a system.
Example Sentences (2)
- “We calculate it from the absolute entropies of the reactants and the products. Delta S for a reaction then is”
- “The main reason for the difference in entropies for these two substances has to do with the third step.”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “entropies”
- Syllables:
- en · tro · pies
- Primary stress:
- en
- Hear it in context
- entropies
Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"entropies" 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, "entropies" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about entropies
How many syllables are in “entropies”?
“entropies” has 3 syllables: en · tro · pies.
Where is the stress in “entropies”?
The primary stress in “entropies” is on “EN”. Listen for that stressed syllable in the clips above.
What does “entropies” mean?
A measure of the disorder present in a system.
How can I hear “entropies” used in real sentences?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “entropies”?
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⁄).