How to pronounce "multicast" in English
mul·ti·cast
Hear native speakers say multicast in context across real video clips
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “multicast”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
mul
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
ti
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
cast
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 "multicast" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "multicast is" sounds like "multicast-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "multicast" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“tree for each party okay so you wound up having n multicast trees for each speaker and the amount of”— StanfordWatch clip
“platforms drone week is a 5day live multicast of GE technology behind the”— WIREDWatch clip
“multicast and I think just um you know as we've indicated there were important implications for the whole labor process and the way that people worked because”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“From putting together a multicast network, to software, to just all these different things.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“is when I use these huge neural Nets that have a lot of reuse what I wanted his multicast meeting I read once from the global buffer and then I reused that”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“there were a group of people each one of which could be a generator of content a speaker if you like and in order to make that work you had to build a multicast”— StanfordWatch clip
Practice Speaking “multicast”
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tree for each party okay so you wound up having n multicast trees for each speaker and the amount of
Hear it in context: “multicast”
27 clipsThe English word “multicast”. Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (mul · ti · cast). Grammatically, “multicast” functions as a noun, adjective. SayItVid indexes 27 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “multicast” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from Stanford, WIRED, Harvard University.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #1 · @76:25
“speaker if you like and in order to make that work you had to build a multicast tree for each party okay so you wound up having n multicast trees for each speaker and the amount of trees for each speaker and the amount of”
- 🇺🇸 USWIREDClip #2 · @1:20
“compared to the last games in soji were drone technology and live streaming platforms drone week is a 5day live multicast of GE technology behind the Rio 2016 Summer of Olympic Games being able to show this canoe and”
- 🇺🇸 USHarvard UniversityClip #3 · @20:39
“they were all multilingual multi- religious mult multiethnic and and multicast and I think just um you know as we've indicated there were important implications for the whole labor process and the way that people worked because implications for the whole labor process and the way that people worked because”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #4 · @33:08
“to implement it. And so, yeah. From putting together a multicast network, to software, to just all these different things. From putting together a multicast network, to software,”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @55:21
“that global buffer to all those parallel processing engines right um one use case is when I use these huge neural Nets that have a lot of reuse what I wanted his multicast meeting I read once from the global buffer and then I reused that his multicast meeting I read once from the global buffer and then I reused that”
Definition & Meaning: “multicast”
- The simultaneous transmission of data to several destinations on a network.
- Having multiple targets, such that a call to the delegate triggers a call to each target.
Example Sentences (3)
- “multicast address”
- “The result is a new multicast delegate that invokes both of the original implementing methods.”
- “tree for each party okay so you wound up having n multicast trees for each speaker and the amount of”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “multicast”
- Syllables:
- mul · ti · cast
- Hear it in context
- multicast
Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"multicast" 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, "multicast" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about multicast
How many syllables are in “multicast”?
“multicast” has 3 syllables: mul · ti · cast.
What does “multicast” mean?
The simultaneous transmission of data to several destinations on a network.
How can I hear “multicast” used in real sentences?
This page has 27 real-world video examples of “multicast” 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 “multicast”?
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⁄).