How to pronounce "postmortems" in English
pos·TMOR·tems
Primary stress: tmor
Hear native speakers say postmortems in context across real video clips
single number determines their worth. Workplaces need to start running things such as blades, postmortems that treat mistakes as data so that junior staff such as blades, postmortems that treat
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “postmortems”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
pos
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
TMOR
Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.
tems
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Primary emphasis falls on the second syllable ("TMOR"). 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 "postmortems" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "postmortems is" sounds like "postmortems-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "postmortems" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“Workplaces need to start running things such as blades, postmortems that treat mistakes as data so that junior staff”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“On Stellar, turn in all of your previous builds, your written postmortems, your design change logs, your updated document.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“do postmortems on their exams is real important okay enough of the sort of overview that you”— StanfordWatch clip
“So what we found is, we have to change the way we do the postmortems every single film.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“On the other hand, if you're the Democratic Party, they're doing all these postmortems and hemming and hawing.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“be a viewing gallery so visitors can see medical procedures taking place on animals, possibly even animal postmortems.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
Practice Speaking “postmortems”
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Workplaces need to start running things such as blades, postmortems that treat mistakes as data so that junior staff
Hear it in context: “postmortems”
27 clipsThe English word “postmortems”. Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (pos · tmor · tems), with primary lexical stress placed on the 2nd syllable (tmor). Grammatically, “postmortems” functions as a adjective. SayItVid indexes 27 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “postmortems” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from TEDx Talks, MIT OpenCourseWare, Stanford.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #1 · @10:14
“single number determines their worth. Workplaces need to start running things such as blades, postmortems that treat mistakes as data so that junior staff such as blades, postmortems that treat”
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #2 · @23:31
“So the project is due on Wednesday, December 10. On Stellar, turn in all of your previous builds, your written postmortems, your design change logs, your updated document. your written postmortems, your design change”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #3 · @26:32
“clearly and and as much as possible guiding guiding students to revisit to do postmortems on their exams is real important okay enough of the sort of overview that you okay enough of the sort of overview that you”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #4 · @27:32
“sort of bask in it and not dive deeper. So what we found is, we have to change the way we do the postmortems every single film. postmortems every single film.”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @18:42
“that was not tied to him. On the other hand, if you're the Democratic Party, they're doing all these postmortems and hemming and hawing. if you're the Democratic Party,”
Definition & Meaning: “postmortems”
- Occurring or performed after death.
Example Sentences (3)
- “A postmortem examination was conducted to determine the exact cause of death.”
- “Workplaces need to start running things such as blades, postmortems that treat mistakes as data so that junior staff”
- “On Stellar, turn in all of your previous builds, your written postmortems, your design change logs, your updated document.”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “postmortems”
- Syllables:
- pos · tmor · tems
- Primary stress:
- tmor
- Hear it in context
- postmortems
Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"postmortems" 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, "postmortems" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about postmortems
How many syllables are in “postmortems”?
“postmortems” has 3 syllables: pos · tmor · tems.
Where is the stress in “postmortems”?
The primary stress in “postmortems” is on “TMOR”. Listen for that stressed syllable in the clips above.
What does “postmortems” mean?
Occurring or performed after death.
How can I hear “postmortems” used in real sentences?
This page has 27 real-world video examples of “postmortems” 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 “postmortems”?
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⁄).