How to pronounce "hysteresis" in English
hy·ste·re·sis
Hear native speakers say hysteresis in context across real video clips
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “hysteresis”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
hy
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
ste
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
re
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
sis
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 "hysteresis" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "hysteresis is" sounds like "hysteresis-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "hysteresis" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“can just split thresholds to get hysteresis or drag a timeout bar to define a minimum duration of your events”— StanfordWatch clip
“There is hysteresis. So let's imagine that you start with a system down here and then reduce the magnetic field.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“eight pinched hysteresis loop, we call it, which are two perpendicular oscillations creating a high resistance state and a low resistance state,”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“you have uh a hysteresis uh which means like a little delay you have a little bit of a delay”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“hysteresis loops, things that look like this.”— StanfordWatch clip
“Hysteresis is a non equilibrium thing.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
Practice Speaking “hysteresis”
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can just split thresholds to get hysteresis or drag a timeout bar to define a minimum duration of your events
Hear it in context: “hysteresis”
64 clipsThe English word “hysteresis”. Phonologically, it consists of 4 syllables (hy · ste · re · sis). Grammatically, “hysteresis” functions as a noun. SayItVid indexes 64 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “hysteresis” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from Stanford, MIT OpenCourseWare, TEDx Talks.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #1 · @18:13
“representations and we incorporated those into exemplar so for example you can just split thresholds to get hysteresis or drag a timeout bar to define a minimum duration of your events bar to define a minimum duration of your events”
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #2 · @34:04
“So basically, it goes to some particular value. There is hysteresis. So let's imagine that you start with a system down here and then reduce the magnetic field. So let's imagine that you start with a system down here”
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #3 · @7:03
“differently, where we don't get the straight line. We get this figure of eight pinched hysteresis loop, we call it, which are two perpendicular oscillations creating a high resistance state and a low resistance state, oscillations creating a high resistance state and a low resistance state,”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #4 · @28:29
“that um the disadvantage of that is that you have uh a hysteresis uh which means like a little delay you have a little bit of a delay hysteresis uh which means like a little”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #5 · @19:36
“anything that you can think of and seen hysteresis loops or these pinched hysteresis loops, things that look like this. So there is a huge history of of people who have done that and it and it and it stretches up until of of people who have done that and it and it and it stretches up until”
Definition & Meaning: “hysteresis”
- A property of a system such that an output value is not a strict function of the corresponding input, but also incorporates some lag, delay, or history dependence, and in particular when the response for a decrease in the input variable is different from the response for an increase. For example, a thermostat with a nominal setpoint of 75° might switch the controlled heat source on when the temperature drops below 74°, and off when it rises above 76°.
- Magnetic friction in dynamos, by which every reversal of magnetism in the iron causes dissipation of energy.
Example Sentences (2)
- “can just split thresholds to get hysteresis or drag a timeout bar to define a minimum duration of your events”
- “There is hysteresis. So let's imagine that you start with a system down here and then reduce the magnetic field.”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “hysteresis”
- Syllables:
- hy · ste · re · sis
- Hear it in context
- hysteresis
Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"hysteresis" 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, "hysteresis" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about hysteresis
How many syllables are in “hysteresis”?
“hysteresis” has 4 syllables: hy · ste · re · sis.
What does “hysteresis” mean?
A property of a system such that an output value is not a strict function of the corresponding input, but also incorporates some lag, delay, or history dependence, and in particular when the response for a decrease in the input variable is different from the response for an increase. For example, a thermostat with a nominal setpoint of 75° might switch the controlled heat source on when the temperature drops below 74°, and off when it rises above 76°.
How can I hear “hysteresis” used in real sentences?
This page has 64 real-world video examples of “hysteresis” 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 “hysteresis”?
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⁄).