How to pronounce "metaanalysis" in English
me·taa·na·ly·sis
Hear native speakers say metaanalysis in context across real video clips
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “metaanalysis”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
me
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
taa
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
na
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
ly
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
sis
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: Pronouncing a hard, aspirated [tʰ] in casual conversation can sound overly formal in North America.
How Native Speakers Say It: In American English, a single "t" between vowels quickly taps against the alveolar ridge like a soft "d" ([ɾ]). In British English, maintain a crisp aspirated [tʰ].
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When "metaanalysis" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "metaanalysis is" sounds like "metaanalysis-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "metaanalysis" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“between urinary melatonin levels and breast cancer risk but previous metaanalysis found that less melatonin did increase breast cancer risk”— SciShowWatch clip
“So there was a metaanalysis of 200 schools that had put in placed programs like this and they looked”— StanfordWatch clip
“skin diseases delved into this issue by drawing data from metaanalysis including cross-sectional surveys and clinical”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“mental disorders but which they generalized then we'll look at a metaanalysis of copy number”— YaleCoursesWatch clip
“of uh other kinds of outcome variables so um when you look at the metaanalysis of HIV interventions and there's one very good study of this um the most”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“metaanalysis of nine different studies in this area from labs around the world and they all show the same thing that activity in this medial prefrontal”— TED-EdWatch clip
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between urinary melatonin levels and breast cancer risk but previous metaanalysis found that less melatonin did increase breast cancer risk
Hear it in context: “metaanalysis”
50 clipsThe English word “metaanalysis”. Phonologically, it consists of 5 syllables (me · taa · na · ly · sis). Grammatically, “metaanalysis” functions as a noun. SayItVid indexes 50 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “metaanalysis” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from SciShow, Stanford, TEDx Talks.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USSciShowClip #1 · @46:55
“evidence is mixed a meta analysis from 2017 found no association between between urinary melatonin levels and breast cancer risk but previous metaanalysis found that less melatonin did increase breast cancer risk metaanalysis found that less melatonin did increase breast cancer risk”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #2 · @57:39
“So something like that would be quite naive. So there was a metaanalysis of 200 schools that had put in placed programs like this and they looked in placed programs like this and they looked”
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #3 · @4:22
“entitled psychological aspects of common skin diseases delved into this issue by drawing data from metaanalysis including cross-sectional surveys and clinical drawing data from metaanalysis including”
- 🇺🇸 USYaleCoursesClip #4 · @0:26
“Badcock hypothesis which uh is generated by cases of rare mutations that cause mental disorders but which they generalized then we'll look at a metaanalysis of copy number then we'll look at a metaanalysis of copy number”
- 🇺🇸 USHarvard UniversityClip #5 · @24:28
“HIV shows much better potential than the research on negotiation itself and terms of uh other kinds of outcome variables so um when you look at the metaanalysis of HIV interventions and there's one very good study of this um the most of HIV interventions and there's one very good study of this um the most”
Definition & Meaning: “metaanalysis”
- Alternative spelling of meta-analysis.
Example Sentences (2)
- “between urinary melatonin levels and breast cancer risk but previous metaanalysis found that less melatonin did increase breast cancer risk”
- “So there was a metaanalysis of 200 schools that had put in placed programs like this and they looked”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “metaanalysis”
- Syllables:
- me · taa · na · ly · sis
- Hear it in context
- metaanalysis
Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"metaanalysis" 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, "metaanalysis" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about metaanalysis
How many syllables are in “metaanalysis”?
“metaanalysis” has 5 syllables: me · taa · na · ly · sis.
What does “metaanalysis” mean?
Alternative spelling of meta-analysis.
How can I hear “metaanalysis” used in real sentences?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “metaanalysis”?
Pronouncing a hard, aspirated [tʰ] in casual conversation can sound overly formal in North America. In American English, a single "t" between vowels quickly taps against the alveolar ridge like a soft "d" ([ɾ]). In British English, maintain a crisp aspirated [tʰ].