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# How to pronounce "selective mutism" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/sɛlɛktɪvɛmʌtɪsm/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **se·lec·ti·ve·mu·tism**

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (9 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "selective mutism" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "now at 17 she's in her final year of college and taking significant steps to overcome her SM what's it like overcoming selective mutism and engaging with more people and becoming more confident don't know it's hard to explain um it like do you think more people have helped or have you done it by yourself or have you had like a lot of help from others like your family and friends um I think around time when I"
- **Watch at 6:27**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJK_zGyC2bg&t=387s)

### Example 2
> "notice it why why why couldn't I have done more but if I'd have known that it was selective mutism I would have pushed to have more done I would have gone to the the appropriate services and got a help but I didn't know I'd never heard of it me and a dad thought it was just shyness uh but as she's got older and we"
- **Watch at 4:53**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJK_zGyC2bg&t=293s)

### Example 3
> "so what do you want to do when you finish college then um go to university yeah and hopefully do um television radio production so okay Katie Smith has had selective mutism since she was 3 years old yeah I got bored one evening I was just going through everything like unlike unlike unlik why did I like that now at 17 she's in her final year of college and taking significant steps to overcome her SM what's it like overcoming"
- **Watch at 6:08**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJK_zGyC2bg&t=368s)

### Example 4
*Accent: AUS*
> "sell my paintings when i was 8 i was diagnosed with selective mutism it's an anxiety"
- **Watch at 46:41**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLG4t0HbO98&t=2801s)

### Example 5
> "group. And I came across this word, selective mutism."
- **Watch at 7:58**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb9m7iP-3cE&t=478s)

### Example 6
> "And I understood, then, that my selective mutism evolved into social anxiety."
- **Watch at 8:46**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb9m7iP-3cE&t=526s)

### Example 7
> "This was the "this is me" moment for me when I was reading in that textbook and I understood what selective mutism was."
- **Watch at 9:53**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb9m7iP-3cE&t=593s)

### Example 8
> "for I'm on my way to meet Sabrina who lives in Rochdale she's 35 and has suffered with Selective mutism all her life hi Sabrina she depends on her mom and Technology gadgets to"
- **Watch at 0:40**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJK_zGyC2bg&t=40s)

### Example 9
> "In two months, I lost about 10 kilos of weight. Later on, I was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome, OCD and selective mutism. That basically means I only speak when I think it's necessary - now is one of those moments."
- **Watch at 1:50**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2QxFM9y0tY&t=110s)


## How to Pronounce "selective mutism"

- **Syllables**: se · lec · ti · ve · mu · tism
- **IPA**: `/sɛlɛktɪvɛmʌtɪsm/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Pronunciations

[selective](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/selective), [mutism](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/mutism)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “selective mutism”?
“selective mutism” is pronounced /sɛlɛktɪvɛmʌtɪsm/ (se · lec · ti · ve · mu · tism). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “selective mutism”?
“selective mutism” has 6 syllables: se · lec · ti · ve · mu · tism.

### How can I hear “selective mutism” used in real sentences?
This page has 9 real-world video examples of “selective mutism” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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