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# How to pronounce "foreignizing" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/ˈfɒɹənʌɪzɪŋ/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **fo·rei·gni·zing**
- **Stress**: **FO** — say this syllable louder and longer

## Meaning & Usage

### VERB
- present participle and gerund of foreignize

### ADJECTIVE
- That makes foreign.
  - *Example*: "Foreignizing translation styles bend English into shapes that mirror some limited aspect of the source language, such as word order or sentence structure."

### Example Sentences
- "Foreignizing translation styles bend English into shapes that mirror some limited aspect of the source language, such as word order or sentence structure."
- "um if it gets to be so foreignizing then at that point I think it's just easier"
- "translation and and while I respect the uh foreignizing School of translation uh I feel that"

### Common Phrases
- foreignizing school
- foreignizing ver

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (4 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "foreignizing" in real conversation:

### Example 1
*Accent: US*
> "exuberant um over-the-top heteronym and um to give you an idea the um if it gets to be so foreignizing then at that point I think it's just easier"
- **Watch at 77:11**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GCMR3oCXBc&t=4631s)

### Example 2
*Accent: US*
> "translation and and while I respect the uh foreignizing School of translation uh I feel that"
- **Watch at 76:50**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GCMR3oCXBc&t=4610s)

### Example 3
*Accent: US*
> "throwing the unfamiliar at you uh and an aesthetic of what the scholar lawrence vannudi for example has taught us to call foreignizing"
- **Watch at 7:42**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBFtXvtPMmw&t=462s)

### Example 4
*Accent: US*
> "translation and as I say I think with there's you know those of you who are translators know all this debate about the foreignizing ver versus naturalizing"
- **Watch at 76:41**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GCMR3oCXBc&t=4601s)


## How to Pronounce "foreignizing"

- **Syllables**: fo · rei · gni · zing
- **Stress**: FO — say this syllable louder and longer
- **IPA**: `/ˈfɒɹənʌɪzɪŋ/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed /FO/ in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Words

### Word Forms
[foreignize](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/foreignize)


## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “foreignizing”?
“foreignizing” is pronounced /ˈfɒɹənʌɪzɪŋ/ (fo · rei · gni · zing). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “foreignizing”?
“foreignizing” has 4 syllables: fo · rei · gni · zing.

### Where is the stress in “foreignizing”?
The primary stress in “foreignizing” is on “FO”. Listen for that stressed syllable in the clips above.

### What does “foreignizing” mean?
present participle and gerund of foreignize

### How can I hear “foreignizing” used in real sentences?
This page has 4 real-world video examples of “foreignizing” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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