How to pronounce "importances" in English
im·POR·tan·ces
Primary stress: por
Hear native speakers say importances in context across real video clips
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “importances”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
im
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
POR
Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.
tan
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
ces
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Primary emphasis falls on the second syllable ("POR"). 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 "importances" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "importances is" sounds like "importances-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "importances" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“think importances are for the customer because if after all, you're estimating importances for everyone in the country overall.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“Shahar where he talks about the importance of developing habits. One of these importances relates to the concept”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“And so the Fifteenth Amendment has two kinds of impact, two great importances if you”— YaleCoursesWatch clip
“life to the experience the whole set of importances of autumn ability in the”— StanfordWatch clip
“taking down uh the last iteration in the browser mark did which had images and you know other importances before you stopped working on it and you're”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“actually easier for the ukrainians to retreat a bit and then defend bigger more importances like karamators nearby from the positions from the geography of”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
Practice Speaking “importances”
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think importances are for the customer because if after all, you're estimating importances for everyone in the country overall.
Hear it in context: “importances”
23 clipsThe English word “importances”. Phonologically, it consists of 4 syllables (im · por · tan · ces), with primary lexical stress placed on the 2nd syllable (por). Grammatically, “importances” functions as a noun. SayItVid indexes 23 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “importances” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from MIT OpenCourseWare, TEDx Talks, YaleCourses.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #1 · @37:25
“once inside your teams so that your team leaders can meet and compare what you think importances are for the customer because if after all, you're estimating importances for everyone in the country overall. importances for everyone in the country overall.”
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #2 · @7:34
“positive psychology lecture from Talben Shahar where he talks about the importance of developing habits. One of these importances relates to the concept importance of developing habits. One of”
- 🇺🇸 USYaleCoursesClip #3 · @42:35
“the one that made absolutely no mention of the possibility of qualifications tests. And so the Fifteenth Amendment has two kinds of impact, two great importances if you has two kinds of impact, two great importances if you”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #4 · @3:41
“decisions what can we do now that is important about ensuring that there is life to the experience the whole set of importances of autumn ability in the 20th century because if we don't take care”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @20:38
“advanced scientific research that is changing the world you're more like taking down uh the last iteration in the browser mark did which had images and you know other importances before you stopped working on it and you're and you know other importances before you stopped working on it and you're”
Definition & Meaning: “importances”
- The quality or condition of being important or worthy of note.
- significance or prominence.
Example Sentences (3)
- “The recording speed is also of importance in detecting flutters of high frequency.”
- “think importances are for the customer because if after all, you're estimating importances for everyone in the country overall.”
- “Shahar where he talks about the importance of developing habits. One of these importances relates to the concept”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “importances”
- Syllables:
- im · por · tan · ces
- Primary stress:
- por
- Hear it in context
- importances
Synonyms: “importances”
Hear words related in meaning to “importances” in real video clips:
Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"importances" 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, "importances" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about importances
How many syllables are in “importances”?
“importances” has 4 syllables: im · por · tan · ces.
Where is the stress in “importances”?
The primary stress in “importances” is on “POR”. Listen for that stressed syllable in the clips above.
What does “importances” mean?
The quality or condition of being important or worthy of note.
How can I hear “importances” used in real sentences?
This page has 23 real-world video examples of “importances” 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 “importances”?
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⁄).