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# How to pronounce "open class" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/ɒpɛnklæss/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **o·pen·class**

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (4 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "open class" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "wingspan he's looking forward to the competition at the world championship gliders in the open class can fly up to 3,000 km all without an engine each craft is an outstanding design achievement shm Pi produces some 100 gliders each year on average the"
- **Watch at 17:40**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZ3nuyjt-mA&t=1060s)

### Example 2
> "I should point out that it was not an open class, as it were."
- **Watch at 6:13**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MNQjiV2czA&t=373s)

### Example 3
*Accent: US*
> "When you discover a new thing, you come up with a name for it, and that's a new noun, you add it to the open class of nouns."
- **Watch at 50:01**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mvy5hjAWeZw&t=3001s)

### Example 4
*Accent: US*
> "So "'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves did gyre and gimble in the-- gyre and gimble in the wabe," those blue things, they're all open class."
- **Watch at 52:12**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mvy5hjAWeZw&t=3132s)


## How to Pronounce "open class"

- **Syllables**: o · pen · class
- **IPA**: `/ɒpɛnklæss/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Pronunciations

[open](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/open), [class](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/class)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “open class”?
“open class” is pronounced /ɒpɛnklæss/ (o · pen · class). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “open class”?
“open class” has 3 syllables: o · pen · class.

### How can I hear “open class” used in real sentences?
This page has 4 real-world video examples of “open class” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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