How to pronounce "laborintensive" in English
ˌleɪ.bɚ.ɪnˈtɛn.sɪv
lay·bər·in·TEN·siv
Primary stress: TEN
Hear native speakers say laborintensive in context across real video clips
Mike Nelson 3 months to create this structure within a structure. The British pavilion had to be almost gutted. Certainly one of the most laborintensive installations at the bonal. laborintensive installations at the bonal.
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “laborintensive”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
lay
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
bər
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
in
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
TEN
Gliding diphthong with sustained vocal resonance.
siv
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Primary emphasis falls on the fourth syllable ("TEN"). 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 followed by a vowel, insert a subtle glide (/w/ or /j/) to connect into the subsequent word without an abrupt glottal stop.
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "laborintensive" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“Certainly one of the most laborintensive installations at the bonal.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“takes to produce quality journalism? That laborintensive work. the two women”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“when I started in college admissions in 1987 or or today, this is a laborintensive process.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
Practice Speaking “laborintensive”
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Certainly one of the most laborintensive installations at the bonal.
Hear it in context: “laborintensive”
3 clipsThe English word “laborintensive” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ˌleɪ.bɚ.ɪnˈtɛn.sɪv (phonetic respelling: lay-bər-in-TEN-siv). Phonologically, it consists of 5 syllables (lay · bər · in · TEN · siv), with primary lexical stress placed on the 4th syllable (TEN). Grammatically, “laborintensive” functions as a adjective. SayItVid indexes 3 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “laborintensive” in natural connected speech across American (US: 3 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (3 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USClip #1 · @3:51
“Mike Nelson 3 months to create this structure within a structure. The British pavilion had to be almost gutted. Certainly one of the most laborintensive installations at the bonal. laborintensive installations at the bonal.”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #2 · @0:53
“people going to be willing to finance the kind of costly investment that it takes to produce quality journalism? That laborintensive work. the two women who at the Washington Post who broke the story about the abuse of prisoners of of”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #3 · @2:43
“mindful of our resources, especially in these economic times. The bottom line is when I started in college admissions in 1987 or or today, this is a laborintensive process. It takes admission officers taking time to read laborintensive process. It takes admission officers taking time to read”
Definition & Meaning: “laborintensive”
- Needing a large amount of human work or effort in proportion to capital or other resources.
Example Sentences (3)
- “Agriculture in that region remains heavily labor-intensive despite modern technological advancements.”
- “British pavilion had to be almost gutted. Certainly one of the most laborintensive installations at the bonal.”
- “takes to produce quality journalism? That laborintensive work. the two women”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “laborintensive”
- Pronunciation:
- lay-bər-in-TEN-siv
- Syllables:
- lay · bər · in · TEN · siv
- Written Hyphenation:
- la · bor · in · ten · sive
- Primary stress:
- TEN
- IPA:
- ˌleɪ.bɚ.ɪnˈtɛn.sɪv
- Hear it in context
- laborintensive
Words that Rhyme with “laborintensive”
-ɛnsɪvWords that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"laborintensive" (⁄ˌleɪ.bɚ.ɪnˈtɛn.sɪv⁄) 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, "laborintensive" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about laborintensive
How do you pronounce “laborintensive”?
“laborintensive” is pronounced ⁄ˌleɪ.bɚ.ɪnˈtɛn.sɪv⁄ (lay-bər-in-TEN-siv). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.
How many syllables are in “laborintensive”?
“laborintensive” has 5 syllables: lay · bər · in · TEN · siv.
Where is the stress in “laborintensive”?
The primary stress in “laborintensive” is on “TEN”. Listen for that stressed syllable in the clips above.
What does “laborintensive” mean?
Needing a large amount of human work or effort in proportion to capital or other resources.
How can I hear “laborintensive” used in real sentences?
This page has 3 real-world video examples of “laborintensive” 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 “laborintensive”?
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⁄).