How to pronounce "supercooled" in English
ˌsuːpərˈkuːld
soo·pər·KOOLD
Primary stress: KOOLD
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Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
soo
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
pər
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
KOOLD
Tense long vowel with sustained acoustic resonance.
Primary emphasis falls on the third syllable ("KOOLD"). Raise your pitch and sustain the vowel length on this syllable while relaxing the surrounding syllables.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
The Trap: Do not pronounce "-ed" as an extra syllable.
How Native Speakers Say It: Voice a clean /d/ consonant at the end of the root word smoothly.
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When "supercooled" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "supercooled is" sounds like "supercooled-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "supercooled" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“It assumes that you have supercooled water droplets, tiny droplets at a temperature colder than zero degrees Celsius.”— YaleCoursesWatch clip
“that supercooled water could also help us find evidence of what invisible dark”— SciShowWatch clip
“These super- These supercooled atoms were difficult to produce, expensive, could not be”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“So a supercooled liquid is going to form a glassy solid,”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“It's just like supercooled water remains liquid when it really should be ice.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“Supercooled means liquid that is below its freezing point, but hasn't yet crystallized. Injecting silver iodide into clouds that contain supercooled liquid water causes droplets to freeze together”— CNBCWatch clip
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It assumes that you have supercooled water droplets, tiny droplets at a temperature colder than zero degrees Celsius.
Hear it in context: “supercooled”
81 clipsThe English word “supercooled” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ˌsuːpərˈkuːld (phonetic respelling: soo-pər-KOOLD). Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (soo · pər · KOOLD), with primary lexical stress placed on the 3rd syllable (KOOLD). Grammatically, “supercooled” functions as a verb, adjective. SayItVid indexes 81 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “supercooled” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from YaleCourses, SciShow, TEDx Talks.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USYaleCoursesClip #1 · @21:42
“this argument closely. It assumes that you have supercooled water droplets, tiny droplets at a temperature colder than zero degrees Celsius. tiny droplets at a temperature colder than”
- 🇺🇸 USSciShowClip #2 · @10:54
“more from this kind of experiment because recently scientists found out that supercooled water could also help us find evidence of what invisible dark matter the dark energy that expands the universe”
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #3 · @4:08
“can now complete. These super- These supercooled atoms were difficult to produce, expensive, could not be These supercooled atoms were difficult”
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #4 · @28:44
“normal melting point. So a supercooled liquid is going to form a glassy solid, and this occurs at tg.”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @4:04
“state when it really should be boiling. It's just like supercooled water remains liquid when it really should be ice. So you could say that the water in a tree is supersucked because it remains liquid at such negative say that the water in a tree is supersucked because it remains liquid at such negative”
Definition & Meaning: “supercooled”
- simple past and past participle of supercool
- cooled below the transition temperature without the transition occurring
Example Sentences (2)
- “It assumes that you have supercooled water droplets, tiny droplets at a temperature colder than zero degrees Celsius.”
- “that supercooled water could also help us find evidence of what invisible dark”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “supercooled”
- Pronunciation:
- soo-pər-KOOLD
- Syllables:
- soo · pər · KOOLD
- Written Hyphenation:
- su · per · cooled
- Primary stress:
- KOOLD
- IPA:
- ˌsuːpərˈkuːld
- Hear it in context
- supercooled
Words that Rhyme with “supercooled”
-uldWords that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"supercooled" (⁄ˌsuːpərˈkuːld⁄) 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, "supercooled" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about supercooled
How do you pronounce “supercooled”?
“supercooled” is pronounced ⁄ˌsuːpərˈkuːld⁄ (soo-pər-KOOLD). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.
How many syllables are in “supercooled”?
“supercooled” has 3 syllables: soo · pər · KOOLD.
Where is the stress in “supercooled”?
The primary stress in “supercooled” is on “KOOLD”. Listen for that stressed syllable in the clips above.
What does “supercooled” mean?
simple past and past participle of supercool
How can I hear “supercooled” used in real sentences?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “supercooled”?
Do not pronounce "-ed" as an extra syllable. Voice a clean /d/ consonant at the end of the root word smoothly.