How to pronounce "exaflops" in English
e·xa·flops
Hear native speakers say exaflops in context across real video clips
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “exaflops”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
e
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
xa
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
flops
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 "exaflops" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "exaflops is" sounds like "exaflops-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "exaflops" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“It can operate at a peak performance of two exaflops.”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“okay so petaflops are boring um exaflops are the new petaflops and um bill was in the room with me when when”— StanfordWatch clip
“A zetaflop supercomputer has a computing capability equal to 1, 000 exaflops.”— CNBCWatch clip
“2 exaflops and has a theoretical peak”— CNBCWatch clip
“Six tiles make up a tray, and two trays make up a cabinet. Finally, ten cabinets make up a hexapod, which Tesla says is capable of 1. 1 exaflops of”— CNBCWatch clip
“performance of two exaflops.”— CNBCWatch clip
Practice Speaking “exaflops”
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It can operate at a peak performance of two exaflops.
Hear it in context: “exaflops”
9 clipsThe English word “exaflops”. Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (e · xa · flops). Grammatically, “exaflops” functions as a noun. SayItVid indexes 9 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “exaflops” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from TEDx Talks, Stanford, CNBC.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #1 · @5:51
“It's currently the world's fastest machine. It can operate at a peak performance of two exaflops. Now a flop is just a floating point operation per second. Two plus two.”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #2 · @62:14
“but that's just wait for a miracle right now okay so petaflops are boring um exaflops are the new petaflops and um bill was in the room with me when when and um bill was in the room with me when when”
- 🇺🇸 USCNBCClip #3 · @29:45
“are already in development. A zetaflop supercomputer has a computing capability equal to 1, 000 exaflops. to 1,000 exaflops.”
- 🇺🇸 USCNBCClip #4 · @29:19
“ballpark as well. One of those supercomputers is located at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee. The system, called Frontier, operates at 1. 2 exaflops and has a theoretical peak of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory in”
- 🇺🇸 USCNBCClip #5 · @28:49
“self-sufficient computer. Six tiles make up a tray, and two trays make up a cabinet. Finally, ten cabinets make up a hexapod, which Tesla says is capable of 1. 1 exaflops of cabinet. Finally, ten cabinets make up a”
Definition & Meaning: “exaflops”
- 10¹⁸ floating-point operations per second.
Example Sentences (3)
- “The next thousandfold goal is the exaflop, which is a quintillion calculations per second, followed by the zettaflop, the yottaflop and the xeraflop.”
- “It can operate at a peak performance of two exaflops.”
- “okay so petaflops are boring um exaflops are the new petaflops and um bill was in the room with me when when”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “exaflops”
- Syllables:
- e · xa · flops
- Hear it in context
- exaflops
Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"exaflops" 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, "exaflops" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about exaflops
How many syllables are in “exaflops”?
“exaflops” has 3 syllables: e · xa · flops.
What does “exaflops” mean?
10¹⁸ floating-point operations per second.
How can I hear “exaflops” used in real sentences?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “exaflops”?
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⁄).