How to pronounce "lickety split" in English
li·cke·tys·plit
Hear native speakers say lickety split in context across real video clips
is T. This is alpha. Let me lickety split drop down a perpendicular to the original translation. original translation.
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “lickety split”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
li
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
cke
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
tys
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
plit
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 "lickety split" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "lickety split is" sounds like "lickety split-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "lickety split" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“Let me lickety split drop down a perpendicular to the original translation.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“I remember tiny kids riding bareback on horses lickety split down the road; little boys with long braids.”— StoryCorpsWatch clip
“Don't dwell on it, don't destroy yourself, just correct it lickety split as fast as you possibly can.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“Lickety split. Mission accomplished.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“And I think I'll go lickety split through the remaining plane groups that consists of combinations of a rotation with a lattice.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“And we brought it up, Lickety split.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
Practice Speaking “lickety split”
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Let me lickety split drop down a perpendicular to the original translation.
Hear it in context: “lickety split”
16 clipsThe English word “lickety split”. Phonologically, it consists of 4 syllables (li · cke · tys · plit). Grammatically, “lickety split” functions as a adverb. SayItVid indexes 16 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “lickety split” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from MIT OpenCourseWare, StoryCorps.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #1 · @40:39
“is T. This is alpha. Let me lickety split drop down a perpendicular to the original translation. original translation.”
- 🇺🇸 USStoryCorpsClip #2 · @0:14
“Gwen Timbimboo Davis: It was like a totally different world to us. I remember tiny kids riding bareback on horses lickety split down the road; little boys with long braids. lickety split down the road;”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #3 · @18:11
“around and mourn about it. Don't dwell on it, don't destroy yourself, just correct it lickety split as fast as you possibly can. yourself, just correct it lickety”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #4 · @15:01
“NOAH CURRIER: Right. Lickety split. Mission accomplished. NOAH CURRIER: Mission accomplished.”
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #5 · @54:34
“And then we'll resume. And I think I'll go lickety split through the remaining plane groups that consists of combinations of a rotation with a lattice. plane groups that consists of combinations of a rotation”
Definition & Meaning: “lickety split”
- Quickly; as fast as possible; in short order.
Example Sentences (3)
- “At the sound of the starting gun, they were off and running lickety-split.”
- “Let me lickety split drop down a perpendicular to the original translation.”
- “I remember tiny kids riding bareback on horses lickety split down the road; little boys with long braids.”
Pronounce: “lickety split”
- Syllables:
- li · cke · tys · plit
- Hear it in context
- lickety split
Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"lickety split" 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, "lickety split" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about lickety split
How many syllables are in “lickety split”?
“lickety split” has 4 syllables: li · cke · tys · plit.
What does “lickety split” mean?
Quickly; as fast as possible; in short order.
How can I hear “lickety split” used in real sentences?
This page has 16 real-world video examples of “lickety split” 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 “lickety split”?
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⁄).