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# How to pronounce "INTERgalactic" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/ɪntɛrgælæktɪk/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **in·ter·ga·lac·tic**
- **Native Audio**: [Listen](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b4/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-intergalactic.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-intergalactic.wav.mp3)

## Meaning & Usage

### ADJECTIVE
- Occurring between galaxies.
  - *Example*: "Men In Black 3 finagles its way out of this predicament by literally resetting the clock with a time-travel premise that makes Will Smith both a contemporary intergalactic cop in the late 1960s and a stranger to Josh Brolin, who plays the younger version of Smith’s stone-faced future partner, Tommy Lee Jones."
- Occurring across a single galaxy, interstellar.
  - *Example*: "They say he's a member of the Exchange – you know, the big intergalactic criminal organization."

### Example Sentences
- "Men In Black 3 finagles its way out of this predicament by literally resetting the clock with a time-travel premise that makes Will Smith both a contemporary intergalactic cop in the late 1960s and a stranger to Josh Brolin, who plays the younger version of Smith’s stone-faced future partner, Tommy Lee Jones."
- "They say he's a member of the Exchange – you know, the big intergalactic criminal organization."
- "And these ones, "inter-" and "intra-," you'll have heard before for, like, "INTERgalactic space," where you have the space between galaxies, and "INTRAgalactic,"

### Common Phrases
- intergalactic space

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (1 Video Clips)

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

### Example 1
*Accent: UK*
> "Uh, there is inter-frame compression, which is what most modern formats use, and there is intra-frame compression, which is what GIF mainly uses. And these ones, "inter-" and "intra-," you'll have heard before for, like, "INTERgalactic space," where you have the space between galaxies, and "INTRAgalactic," which is just the space within one galaxy, and it's an important distinction, 'cause inter-frame compression is how all modern video formats work, even back to the early MPEG ones and the, you know,"
- **Watch at 2:30**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blSzwPcL5Dw&t=150s)


## How to Pronounce "INTERgalactic"

- **Syllables**: in · ter · ga · lac · tic
- **IPA**: `/ɪntɛrgælæktɪk/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “INTERgalactic”?
“INTERgalactic” is pronounced /ɪntɛrgælæktɪk/ (in · ter · ga · lac · tic). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “INTERgalactic”?
“INTERgalactic” has 5 syllables: in · ter · ga · lac · tic.

### What does “INTERgalactic” mean?
Occurring between galaxies.

### How can I hear “INTERgalactic” used in real sentences?
This page has 1 real-world video example of “INTERgalactic” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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