How to pronounce "pelvises" in English
PEL·vi·ses
Primary stress: pel
Hear native speakers say pelvises in context across real video clips
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “pelvises”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
PEL
Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.
vi
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
ses
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Primary emphasis falls on the first syllable ("PEL"). 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 "pelvises" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "pelvises is" sounds like "pelvises-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "pelvises" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“Biologically, female pelvises are wider, allowing women to give birth, where as males are narrower.”— TED-EdWatch clip
“They don't have pelvises that are shaped like those, so they don't have.”— StanfordWatch clip
“So, baby heads were getting bigger as females pelvises were getting smaller.”— SciShowWatch clip
“Our pelvises were becoming more bowl shaped and our hand wrist morphology or form suggested a change in our grip as we”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“And we had thought that the reason australopithecines had these wide, stable pelvises was because they could.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“The theory goes like this: Humans, unlike other primates, evolved to walk on two legs, which meant pelvises became more complicated and narrow.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
Practice Speaking “pelvises”
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Biologically, female pelvises are wider, allowing women to give birth, where as males are narrower.
Hear it in context: “pelvises”
9 clipsThe English word “pelvises”. Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (pel · vi · ses), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (pel). Grammatically, “pelvises” functions as a noun. SayItVid indexes 9 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “pelvises” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from TED-Ed, Stanford, SciShow.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USTED-EdClip #1 · @1:27
“Meanwhile, pelvic bones reveal gender. Biologically, female pelvises are wider, allowing women to give birth, where as males are narrower. where as males are narrower.”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #2 · @49:20
“You don't find these genes in apple trees. They don't have pelvises that are shaped like those, so they don't have. so they don't have.”
- 🇺🇸 USSciShowClip #3 · @7:46
“considerably larger than those of past hominin babies. So, baby heads were getting bigger as females pelvises were getting smaller. The only solution was for babies to be born before their brains were fully formed”
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #4 · @2:30
“For example, our brains were becoming larger relative to the rest of our body. Our pelvises were becoming more bowl shaped and our hand wrist morphology or form suggested a change in our grip as we and our hand wrist morphology or form suggested a change in our grip as we”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @32:18
“It's amongst the smallest of any australopithecine. And we had thought that the reason australopithecines had these wide, stable pelvises was because they could. these wide, stable pelvises was because they could.”
Definition & Meaning: “pelvises”
- The large compound bone structure at the base of the spine that supports the legs in hominids.
- The pelvic region of the human body.
Example Sentences (3)
- “Meronyms: hip bone, os coxae; sacrum; coccyx”
- “Elvis was swinging his pelvis around and the ladies were swooning.”
- “Biologically, female pelvises are wider, allowing women to give birth, where as males are narrower.”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “pelvises”
- Syllables:
- pel · vi · ses
- Primary stress:
- pel
- Hear it in context
- pelvises
Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"pelvises" 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, "pelvises" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about pelvises
How many syllables are in “pelvises”?
“pelvises” has 3 syllables: pel · vi · ses.
Where is the stress in “pelvises”?
The primary stress in “pelvises” is on “PEL”. Listen for that stressed syllable in the clips above.
What does “pelvises” mean?
The large compound bone structure at the base of the spine that supports the legs in hominids.
How can I hear “pelvises” used in real sentences?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “pelvises”?
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⁄).