How to pronounce "lazarettos" in English
la·za·ret·tos
Hear native speakers say lazarettos in context across real video clips
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “lazarettos”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
la
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
za
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
ret
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
tos
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 "lazarettos" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "lazarettos is" sounds like "lazarettos-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "lazarettos" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“lazarettos. Or alternatively, as you know from Defoe, people were simply shut up, together with their families in”— YaleCoursesWatch clip
“And within a generation, other Mediterranean powers imitated the experiment, building lazarettos: Naples, Genoa, Valencia, Marseilles,”— YaleCoursesWatch clip
“until Western Europe was medically isolated by quarantines, lazarettos and sanitary cordons.”— YaleCoursesWatch clip
“just as the lazarettos and the ports isolated it by sea.”— YaleCoursesWatch clip
“Well, let's look at a couple of lazarettos.”— YaleCoursesWatch clip
“Then there were lazarettos, the pest houses.”— YaleCoursesWatch clip
Practice Speaking “lazarettos”
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lazarettos. Or alternatively, as you know from Defoe, people were simply shut up, together with their families in
Hear it in context: “lazarettos”
13 clipsThe English word “lazarettos”. Phonologically, it consists of 4 syllables (la · za · ret · tos). Grammatically, “lazarettos” functions as a noun. SayItVid indexes 13 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “lazarettos” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from YaleCourses.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USYaleCoursesClip #1 · @32:34
“infected, in pest houses, known across Europe as lazarettos. Or alternatively, as you know from Defoe, people were simply shut up, together with their families in Or alternatively, as you know from Defoe,”
- 🇺🇸 USYaleCoursesClip #2 · @45:33
“protect the city from disaster. And within a generation, other Mediterranean powers imitated the experiment, building lazarettos: Naples, Genoa, Valencia, Marseilles, imitated the experiment, building lazarettos:”
- 🇺🇸 USYaleCoursesClip #3 · @41:24
“that was soon imitated in country after country, until Western Europe was medically isolated by quarantines, lazarettos and sanitary cordons. quarantines, lazarettos and sanitary cordons.”
- 🇺🇸 USYaleCoursesClip #4 · @47:07
“isolating Western Europe, from the east, just as the lazarettos and the ports isolated it by sea. Thousands of soldiers, 12,000 during times of”
- 🇺🇸 USYaleCoursesClip #5 · @42:43
“And so the city might be spared. Well, let's look at a couple of lazarettos. This is at a port called La Spezia.”
Definition & Meaning: “lazarettos”
- A place reserved for people with infectious diseases (especially leprosy or plague) to live on a long-term basis.
- A building such as a hospital, or occasionally a ship, used to temporarily isolate sick people to prevent the spread of infectious diseases; a quarantine.
Example Sentences (3)
- “For the plague, there is an houſe of many lodgeingꝭ [lodgeinges], two miles from Venice, called the Lazaretta, vnto the which all they of that houſe, wherin one hath been infected of the plague, are incontinẽtly ſent, and a lodgeyng ſufficiente appoincted for theim till the infection ceaſſe, that they may retourne.”
- “[H]ovv t'enquire, and be reſolu'd, / By preſent demonſtration, vvhether a ſhip, / Nevvly arriued from Soria, or from / Any ſuſpected part of all the leuant, / Be guilty of the plague: And, vvhere they vſe, / To lie out fortie, fifty daies, ſometimes, / About the Lazaretto, for their triall; […]”
- “lazarettos. Or alternatively, as you know from Defoe, people were simply shut up, together with their families in”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “lazarettos”
- Syllables:
- la · za · ret · tos
- Hear it in context
- lazarettos
Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"lazarettos" 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, "lazarettos" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about lazarettos
How many syllables are in “lazarettos”?
“lazarettos” has 4 syllables: la · za · ret · tos.
What does “lazarettos” mean?
A place reserved for people with infectious diseases (especially leprosy or plague) to live on a long-term basis.
How can I hear “lazarettos” used in real sentences?
This page has 13 real-world video examples of “lazarettos” 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 “lazarettos”?
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⁄).