How to pronounce "orthogonally" in English
or·tho·go·nal·ly
Hear native speakers say orthogonally in context across real video clips
"Physicists had treated this situation completely orthogonally." Even though Einstein was concerned, as far as Einstein was concerned, there's only one explanation needed. Einstein was concerned, as far as
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “orthogonally”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
or
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
tho
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
go
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
nal
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
ly
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: Many learners substitute "th" with "s", "z", "t", or "d".
How Native Speakers Say It: Place the flat blade of your tongue lightly between your upper and lower incisors. Blow air gently without vocal chord vibration to produce the unvoiced ⁄θ⁄ sound.
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When "orthogonally" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "orthogonally is" sounds like "orthogonally-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "orthogonally" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“completely orthogonally." Even though Einstein was concerned, as far as Einstein was concerned, there's only one explanation needed.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“You could kind of view it orthogonally, to its direction of motion, which is y.”— Khan AcademyWatch clip
“The 26 just operating orthogonally.”— StanfordWatch clip
“Now what that gave us if we do that orthogonally, actually I did it in every direction I could find.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“essentially trained like AIS and so to be able to beat you know eight out of nine of them means that you are playing so orthogonally to what is”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“They're not competing uh ends of the same continuum, but they exist kind of orthogonally, right?”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
Practice Speaking “orthogonally”
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completely orthogonally." Even though Einstein was concerned, as far as Einstein was concerned, there's only one explanation needed.
Hear it in context: “orthogonally”
29 clipsThe English word “orthogonally”. Phonologically, it consists of 5 syllables (or · tho · go · nal · ly). Grammatically, “orthogonally” functions as a adverb. SayItVid indexes 29 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “orthogonally” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from MIT OpenCourseWare, Khan Academy, Stanford.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #1 · @36:49
“"Physicists had treated this situation completely orthogonally." Even though Einstein was concerned, as far as Einstein was concerned, there's only one explanation needed. Einstein was concerned, as far as”
- 🇺🇸 USKhan AcademyClip #2 · @3:51
“perpendicular to the direction in which it is changing. You could kind of view it orthogonally, to its direction of motion, which is y. of motion, which is y.”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #3 · @91:14
“energy, right? One energy. One energy. And there's no cross terms between the 26. The 26 just operating orthogonally. There are no cross terms between them. You take that electrostatic energy. You exponentiate it. E to the minus the”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #4 · @9:13
“find the second star and we had a sexton on board. I could lock on to those two stars, superimpose one on the other. The computer would then calculate the angle. Now what that gave us if we do that orthogonally, actually I did it in every direction I could find. gave us if we do that orthogonally, actually I did it in every direction I could find.”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @23:21
“way to think about it is Helm youth is forced to play against people that are essentially trained like AIS and so to be able to beat you know eight out of nine of them means that you are playing so orthogonally to what is out of nine of them means that you are playing so orthogonally to what is”
Definition & Meaning: “orthogonally”
- In an orthogonal manner; perpendicularly; at right angles
Example Sentences (3)
- “The number of independent primitive concepts has been minimized in order that the language be easy to describe, to learn, and to implement. On the other hand, these concepts have been applied “orthogonally” in order to maximize the expressive power of the language while trying to avoid deleterious superfluities.”
- “completely orthogonally." Even though Einstein was concerned, as far as Einstein was concerned, there's only one explanation needed.”
- “You could kind of view it orthogonally, to its direction of motion, which is y.”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “orthogonally”
- Syllables:
- or · tho · go · nal · ly
- Hear it in context
- orthogonally
Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"orthogonally" 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, "orthogonally" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about orthogonally
How many syllables are in “orthogonally”?
“orthogonally” has 5 syllables: or · tho · go · nal · ly.
What does “orthogonally” mean?
In an orthogonal manner; perpendicularly; at right angles
How can I hear “orthogonally” used in real sentences?
This page has 29 real-world video examples of “orthogonally” 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 “orthogonally”?
Many learners substitute "th" with "s", "z", "t", or "d". Place the flat blade of your tongue lightly between your upper and lower incisors. Blow air gently without vocal chord vibration to produce the unvoiced ⁄θ⁄ sound.