How to pronounce "outshines" in English
aʊtˈʃaɪnz
owt·SHYNZ
Primary stress: SHYNZ
Hear native speakers say outshines in context across real video clips
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “outshines”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
owt
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
SHYNZ
Gliding diphthong with sustained vocal resonance.
Primary emphasis falls on the second syllable ("SHYNZ"). Raise your pitch and sustain the vowel length on this syllable while relaxing the surrounding syllables.
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 "outshines" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "outshines is" sounds like "outshines-iz").
In natural sentences, avoid over-stressing "outshines" unless it conveys the core contrast or focal point of your message.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“outshines the world around.”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“This drastically outshines nuclear fission, currently the most efficient widely available mechanism to extract energy from mass.”— TED-EdWatch clip
“outshines the whole rest of the universe for that one tiny second and it's”— YaleCoursesWatch clip
“that it outshines our sun in the direction of the beam and by a factor of about a million in the radio frequency which is in the microwave window at”— StanfordWatch clip
“itself the corona is so thin that the rest of the Sun's light usually outshines it which is why you can only see it clearly from Earth during an”— SciShowWatch clip
“seconds briefly, it outshines the entire universe in gams.”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
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39 clipsThe English word “outshines” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as aʊtˈʃaɪnz (phonetic respelling: owt-SHYNZ). Phonologically, it consists of 2 syllables (owt · SHYNZ), with primary lexical stress placed on the 2nd syllable (SHYNZ). Grammatically, “outshines” functions as a verb. SayItVid indexes 39 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “outshines” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from TEDx Talks, TED-Ed, YaleCourses.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #1 · @5:14
“like a canopy of stars when the darkness surrounds, she's that inner light which outshines the world around. Nature is becoming my solace and my strength in the world when I had lost myself. strength in the world when I had lost myself.”
- 🇺🇸 USTED-EdClip #2 · @2:25
“6% for non-rotating black holes, and up to 32% for rotating ones. This drastically outshines nuclear fission, currently the most efficient widely available mechanism to extract energy from mass. currently the most efficient widely available mechanism”
- 🇺🇸 USYaleCoursesClip #3 · @15:24
“so much gravitational radiation being emitted at the point of merger that it outshines the whole rest of the universe for that one tiny second and it's because there's so much gravitational radiation emitted uh that it turns out”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #4 · @36:58
“human eye and focused in into a beam of two minutes of Arc is so bright that it outshines our sun in the direction of the beam and by a factor of about a million in the radio frequency which is in the microwave window at about a million in the radio frequency which is in the microwave window at”
- 🇺🇸 USSciShowClip #5 · @18:04
“figure it out they're getting ready to send a probe into the fires of the sun itself the corona is so thin that the rest of the Sun's light usually outshines it which is why you can only see it clearly from Earth during an outshines it which is why you can only see it clearly from Earth during an”
Definition & Meaning: “outshines”
- To shine brighter than something else
- To exceed something or someone else, especially in an obvious or flamboyant manner
Example Sentences (3)
- “Four minutes later Walcott, who until then had been redundant as a lone striker owing to one-star service, was given his first decent pass of the game and duly took his chance to outshine the Senegalese, springing a poorly conceived offside trap to collect Lukas Podolski's ball and stroke a low 15-yard shot past Tim Krul and into the far corner.”
- “outshines the world around. Nature is becoming my solace and my strength in the world when I had lost myself.”
- “This drastically outshines nuclear fission, currently the most efficient widely available mechanism to extract energy from mass.”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “outshines”
- Pronunciation:
- owt-SHYNZ
- Syllables:
- owt · SHYNZ
- Written Hyphenation:
- out · shines
- Primary stress:
- SHYNZ
- IPA:
- aʊtˈʃaɪnz
- Hear it in context
- outshines
Synonyms: “outshines”
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Words that Rhyme with “outshines”
-aɪnzWords that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"outshines" (⁄aʊtˈʃaɪnz⁄) 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, "outshines" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about outshines
How do you pronounce “outshines”?
“outshines” is pronounced ⁄aʊtˈʃaɪnz⁄ (owt-SHYNZ). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.
How many syllables are in “outshines”?
“outshines” has 2 syllables: owt · SHYNZ.
Where is the stress in “outshines”?
The primary stress in “outshines” is on “SHYNZ”. Listen for that stressed syllable in the clips above.
What does “outshines” mean?
To shine brighter than something else
How can I hear “outshines” used in real sentences?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “outshines”?
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⁄).