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# How to pronounce "subitize" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/ˈsʌbɪtaɪz/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **su·bi·tize**
- **Parts of Speech**: verb
- **VERB**: To judge (the number of objects in a group) rapidly, accurately and confidently without counting them.
  - *Example*: "Previous researchers have noted a similarity between the set sizes that adults can estimate rapidly, or subitize, and the set sizes that infants can discriminate: both are less than five items. This similarity has led some to suggest that subitizing is […]"

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (2 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "subitize" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "There we go. You could count these, obviously, but you didn't count them. And you didn't subitize them. What you did was got some general impression of their numerosity because--"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 17:38](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14UeTjQOx50&t=1058s)

### Example 2
> "But the moment that you start to actually have to count rather than something where it is subitized is four. So why is this interesting? It's interesting culturally."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 9:43](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBx0xcCfcbg&t=583s)


## Related Words & Synonyms

- **Nearby Vocabulary**: [sub](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/sub), [suba](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/suba), [subabbot](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/subabbot), [subabdominal](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/subabdominal), [subability](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/subability), [subabortive](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/subabortive), [subabsolute](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/subabsolute), [subabul](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/subabul)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "subitize" correctly?
"subitize" is pronounced `/ˈsʌbɪtaɪz/`. Syllable breakdown: **su·bi·tize**.

### What does "subitize" mean in context?
To judge (the number of objects in a group) rapidly, accurately and confidently without counting them.

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