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# How to pronounce "open position" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/ɒpɛnpɒsɪʃən/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **o·pen·po·si·ti·on**

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (11 Video Clips)

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

### Example 1
> "He joined ESPN, which already had a culture of inclusion and diversity, but he took it up a notch. He demanded that every open position have a diverse slate of candidates. Now he says the senior people in the beginning bristled, and they would come to him and say, "Do you want me to hire the minority,"
- **Watch at 8:38**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKtALHe3Y9Q&t=518s)

### Example 2
> "Also means there is no like halfway open position like there is on the Ultra."
- **Watch at 5:52**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6z_feacXW8&t=352s)

### Example 3
> "Your company launches a search for an open position. The applications start rolling in, and the qualified candidates are identified."
- **Watch at 0:10**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiDQDLnEXdA&t=10s)

### Example 4
*Accent: AUS*
> "this site Fred and Ian tell me that it'll be open position sometime in 2013"
- **Watch at 5:38**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YbjnkmVLMA&t=338s)

### Example 5
*Accent: US*
> "And there are also channels that are in their open position, would allow potassium to go through them."
- **Watch at 12:44**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_H-ONQFjpQ&t=764s)

### Example 6
> "hot coals is concave. It's bent inwards, which shows that the boilers were working when the ship went under. But another key piece of evidence lies elsewhere. Discovered on the stern is a valve clearly in the open position. It suggests steam was still flowing, generating electricity. A new simulation also reveals more about the ship's demise. The iceberg scrapes along the side of the hole and rips this very thin but very catastrophic gash in"
- **Watch at 1:56**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCMo2xqLIKE&t=116s)

### Example 7
> "in every room and at every table. Now, be warned: if you advocate for a woman for an open position or promotion, you could be challenged with, "You're playing the women's card" or "the race card" if advocating for a woman of color."
- **Watch at 11:46**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwKS1lT_YZU&t=706s)

### Example 8
*Accent: US*
> "Pyrethroids bind to those sodium pores, locking them into the open position."
- **Watch at 4:16**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFK0t9DHu1Q&t=256s)

### Example 9
*Accent: UK*
> "So we've found some gains there, particularly from the hand open position, which is absolutely worth having."
- **Watch at 4:16**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSnPqvsFpJM&t=256s)

### Example 10
*Accent: US*
> "channels, which are really protein structures that in their open position will allow sodium to go through them."
- **Watch at 12:35**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_H-ONQFjpQ&t=755s)


## How to Pronounce "open position"

- **Syllables**: o · pen · po · si · ti · on
- **IPA**: `/ɒpɛnpɒsɪʃən/`
- **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), [position](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/position)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “open position”?
“open position” is pronounced /ɒpɛnpɒsɪʃən/ (o · pen · po · si · ti · on). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “open position”?
“open position” has 6 syllables: o · pen · po · si · ti · on.

### How can I hear “open position” used in real sentences?
This page has 11 real-world video examples of “open position” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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