How to pronounce "priuses" in English
PRI·u·ses
Primary stress: pri
Hear native speakers say priuses in context across real video clips
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “priuses”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
PRI
Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.
u
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 ("PRI"). 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 "priuses" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "priuses is" sounds like "priuses-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "priuses" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“People buy Priuses. And what you're trying to say is because they want to be seen to be environmentally?”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“the same as 15, 000 Toyota Priuses now let's turn them on if they're all on at”— StanfordWatch clip
“there's like a million Priuses after 10 years in those 10 years we added 500 million cars into the population 1”— WIREDWatch clip
“Priuses. This appeared in the Washington Post. Speaking of Hummers, perhaps it is environmentally responsible to buy one”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“have reports of runaway Priuses, one in San Diego and one in uh a small town in”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“I know of a guy in New Hampshire who does that for Priuses or Prii in particular.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
Practice Speaking “priuses”
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People buy Priuses. And what you're trying to say is because they want to be seen to be environmentally?
Hear it in context: “priuses”
59 clipsThe English word “priuses”. Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (pri · u · ses), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (pri). Grammatically, “priuses” functions as a noun. SayItVid indexes 59 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “priuses” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from MIT OpenCourseWare, Stanford, WIRED.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #1 · @70:43
“because we talk about individuals a lot. People buy Priuses. And what you're trying to say is because they want to be seen to be environmentally? And what you're trying to say is because they”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #2 · @21:58
“packaging but a billion of them together weigh around 20,000 metric tons or about the same as 15, 000 Toyota Priuses now let's turn them on if they're all on at the same time it'd be 60,000 megawatt luckily the next billion will only use”
- 🇺🇸 USWIREDClip #3 · @17:22
“Priuses the entire country I think we we there's like a million Priuses after 10 years in those 10 years we added 500 million cars into the population 1 years in those 10 years we added 500”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #4 · @8:57
“Hummer Hummers are greener than Priuses. This appeared in the Washington Post. Speaking of Hummers, perhaps it is environmentally responsible to buy one Post. Speaking of Hummers, perhaps it is”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @1:40
“had a couple interesting developments in the past week. Uh you'll recall we did have reports of runaway Priuses, one in San Diego and one in uh a small town in New York last week that uh did appear to uh lend weight to the the the idea that”
Definition & Meaning: “priuses”
- Ellipsis of Toyota Prius, a compact/small family liftback (supermini/subcompact sedan until 2003) produced by Toyota.
Example Sentences (3)
- “Also, whereas in L.A. you could step out your front door, whisper “I’m going to slash the tires of your Prius,” and within seconds about thirty neighbors would be calling the cops in an effort to protect their Prii, that would never happen at the ranch. The ranch was completely isolated. Our nearest neighbor was a good half hour drive away.”
- “People buy Priuses. And what you're trying to say is because they want to be seen to be environmentally?”
- “the same as 15, 000 Toyota Priuses now let's turn them on if they're all on at”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “priuses”
- Syllables:
- pri · u · ses
- Primary stress:
- pri
- Hear it in context
- priuses
Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"priuses" 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, "priuses" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about priuses
How many syllables are in “priuses”?
“priuses” has 3 syllables: pri · u · ses.
Where is the stress in “priuses”?
The primary stress in “priuses” is on “PRI”. Listen for that stressed syllable in the clips above.
What does “priuses” mean?
Ellipsis of Toyota Prius, a compact/small family liftback (supermini/subcompact sedan until 2003) produced by Toyota.
How can I hear “priuses” used in real sentences?
This page has 59 real-world video examples of “priuses” 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 “priuses”?
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⁄).