How to pronounce "excises" in English
ɛkˈsaɪ.zɪz
ek·SY·ziz
Primary stress: SY
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Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “excises”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
ek
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
SY
Gliding diphthong with sustained vocal resonance.
ziz
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Primary emphasis falls on the second syllable ("SY"). 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 "excises" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "excises is" sounds like "excises-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "excises" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“addition we made the alternative splicing constitutively excluded using cre combinat which excises the alternatively spliced sequence so this”— StanfordWatch clip
“of silly exercises there are excises you can do in government I had a big table”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“Congress has the power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, borrow money, regulate commerce with foreign nations among the several states with the Indian tribes.”— Khan AcademyWatch clip
“In fact, Luke excises that part of Mark when he's copying that part of Mark, and he leaves out that ransom”— YaleCoursesWatch clip
“abdominal excises and you actually have some neural control symatic control of Contracting those but the you don't have muscles on the inside that you can do so”— Andrew HubermanWatch clip
“there have been many drills and excises already uh in the past weeks and of course there has been also a lot of speculation about these attacks uh”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
Practice Speaking “excises”
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addition we made the alternative splicing constitutively excluded using cre combinat which excises the alternatively spliced sequence so this
Hear it in context: “excises”
9 clipsThe English word “excises” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ɛkˈsaɪ.zɪz (phonetic respelling: ek-SY-ziz). Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (ek · SY · ziz), with primary lexical stress placed on the 2nd syllable (SY). Grammatically, “excises” functions as a noun, verb and acts as an English heteronym where syllable stress shifts between noun (initial-syllable stress) and verb (second-syllable stress) usage. SayItVid indexes 9 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “excises” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from Stanford, Harvard University, Khan Academy.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #1 · @33:39
“gene that rendered the alternatively splice sequence always included in addition we made the alternative splicing constitutively excluded using cre combinat which excises the alternatively spliced sequence so this cre combinat which excises the alternatively spliced sequence so this”
- 🇺🇸 USHarvard UniversityClip #2 · @18:20
“of of you know the management experts give you what I sometimes think are kind of silly exercises there are excises you can do in government I had a big table at the department everybody was in fited for every major policy decision we had”
- 🇺🇸 USKhan AcademyClip #3 · @2:56
“They've been listed, they've been enumerated. Congress has the power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, borrow money, regulate commerce with foreign nations among the several states with the Indian tribes. imposts and excises, borrow money,”
- 🇺🇸 USYaleCoursesClip #4 · @18:43
“this whole idea that Jesus' death was a ransom is not in Luke. In fact, Luke excises that part of Mark when he's copying that part of Mark, and he leaves out that ransom In fact, Luke excises that part of Mark when he's copying that”
- 🇺🇸 USAndrew HubermanClip #5 · @108:38
“have your spinal Erectors in the back right and then a whole series of abdominal excises and you actually have some neural control symatic control of Contracting those but the you don't have muscles on the inside that you can do so Contracting those but the you don't have muscles on the inside that you can do so”
Definition & Meaning: “excises”
- A tax charged on goods produced within the country (as opposed to customs duties, charged on goods from outside the country).
- To impose an excise tax on something.
Example Sentences (3)
- “Andrew Houſtoun and Adam Muſhet, being Tackſmen of the Excize, did Imploy Thomas Rue to be their Collector, and gave him a Sallary of 30. pound Sterling for a year.”
- “addition we made the alternative splicing constitutively excluded using cre combinat which excises the alternatively spliced sequence so this”
- “of silly exercises there are excises you can do in government I had a big table”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “excises”
- Pronunciation:
- ek-SY-ziz
- Syllables:
- ek · SY · ziz
- Written Hyphenation:
- ex · ci · ses
- Primary stress:
- SY
- IPA:
- ɛkˈsaɪ.zɪz
- Hear it in context
- excises
Words that Rhyme with “excises”
-aɪzɪzWords that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"excises" (⁄ɛkˈsaɪ.zɪz⁄) 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, "excises" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about excises
How do you pronounce “excises”?
“excises” is pronounced ⁄ɛkˈsaɪ.zɪz⁄ (ek-SY-ziz). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.
How many syllables are in “excises”?
“excises” has 3 syllables: ek · SY · ziz.
Where is the stress in “excises”?
The primary stress in “excises” is on “SY”. Listen for that stressed syllable in the clips above.
What does “excises” mean?
A tax charged on goods produced within the country (as opposed to customs duties, charged on goods from outside the country).
How can I hear “excises” used in real sentences?
This page has 9 real-world video examples of “excises” 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 “excises”?
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⁄).