How to pronounce "long suffering" in English
lon·gsuf·fe·ring
Hear native speakers say long suffering in context across real video clips
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “long suffering”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
lon
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
gsuf
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
fe
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
ring
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 "long suffering" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "long suffering is" sounds like "long suffering-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "long suffering" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“It has rendered me on my long suffering wife and family”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“new Democratic country in the world after a long suffering under Gaddafi regime thank you Ambassador um two quick questions before we go into Professor”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“and her long suffering in her life of constant work with seven children, six of whom made it to adulthood.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“Jerry Holkins: Long suffering.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“Long suffering. If you're seeing a barrier or you're going through a really hard time, you don't necessarily raise your hand and be the squeaky wheel.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“the long suffering Glenn, Glenn had to go through selling a Broadway show of Penn & Teller when one of the stars of the Broadway show”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
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It has rendered me on my long suffering wife and family
Hear it in context: “long suffering”
51 clipsThe English word “long suffering”. Phonologically, it consists of 4 syllables (lon · gsuf · fe · ring). Grammatically, “long suffering” functions as a noun. SayItVid indexes 51 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “long suffering” in natural connected speech across American (US: 7 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from TEDx Talks, Harvard University.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #1 · @13:42
“it has rendered me socially inept in certain situations. It has rendered me on my long suffering wife and family with, if you like, an inability to express myself emotionally.”
- 🇺🇸 USHarvard UniversityClip #2 · @18:59
“time that aqaa was not was was not in Libya Libya it will be uh a new member a new Democratic country in the world after a long suffering under Gaddafi regime thank you Ambassador um two quick questions before we go into Professor regime thank you Ambassador um two quick questions before we go into Professor”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #3 · @2:40
“which I borrowed, and her long suffering in her life of constant work with seven children, six of whom made it to adulthood. six of whom made it to adulthood.”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #4 · @15:32
“Mike Krahulik: They should never have gone along with that plan as long as they did. Yeah. Jerry Holkins: Long suffering. But, so, shortly thereafter we received an email from someone who wanted to talk to us about a business opportunity. And I think that we all get mails Jerry Holkins: Long suffering. But, so, shortly thereafter we received an email from”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @33:02
“And the idea of fate. Long suffering. If you're seeing a barrier or you're going through a really hard time, you don't necessarily raise your hand and be the squeaky wheel. If you're seeing a barrier or you're”
Definition & Meaning: “long suffering”
- Long, patient endurance of insult, abuse or mistreatment; longanimity
Example Sentences (3)
- “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.”
- “It has rendered me on my long suffering wife and family”
- “new Democratic country in the world after a long suffering under Gaddafi regime thank you Ambassador um two quick questions before we go into Professor”
Pronounce: “long suffering”
- Syllables:
- lon · gsuf · fe · ring
- Hear it in context
- long suffering
Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"long suffering" 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, "long suffering" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about long suffering
How many syllables are in “long suffering”?
“long suffering” has 4 syllables: lon · gsuf · fe · ring.
What does “long suffering” mean?
Long, patient endurance of insult, abuse or mistreatment; longanimity
How can I hear “long suffering” used in real sentences?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “long suffering”?
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⁄).