How to pronounce "supernovas" in English
su·per·NO·vas
Primary stress: no
Hear native speakers say supernovas in context across real video clips
but the explosion nevertheless follows the same principles. And that means scientists can study the dynamics of supernovas right here on Earth by blowing stuff up in labs. supernovas right here on Earth by blowing stuff up in labs.
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “supernovas”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
su
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
per
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
NO
Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.
vas
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Primary emphasis falls on the third syllable ("NO"). 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 "supernovas" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "supernovas is" sounds like "supernovas-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "supernovas" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“And that means scientists can study the dynamics of supernovas right here on Earth by blowing stuff up in labs.”— SciShowWatch clip
“we're pretty sure they're formed in supernovas and they're coming from everywhere in the universe we can't find one cosmic”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“The source of most of the elements beyond iron is supernovas, where regular old fusion doesn't cut it anymore.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“When stars eventually collapsed and exploded into supernovas, these new elements were spread across the universe”— TED-EdWatch clip
“the earth the galaxies the milky way the supernovas the black holes everything”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“into supernovas this populates the cosmos with the elements so every atom in your body was in fact born in a star which”— WIREDWatch clip
Practice Speaking “supernovas”
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And that means scientists can study the dynamics of supernovas right here on Earth by blowing stuff up in labs.
Hear it in context: “supernovas”
68 clipsThe English word “supernovas”. Phonologically, it consists of 4 syllables (su · per · no · vas), with primary lexical stress placed on the 3rd syllable (no). Grammatically, “supernovas” functions as a noun. SayItVid indexes 68 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “supernovas” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from SciShow, Harvard University, MIT OpenCourseWare.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USSciShowClip #1 · @9:41
“but the explosion nevertheless follows the same principles. And that means scientists can study the dynamics of supernovas right here on Earth by blowing stuff up in labs. supernovas right here on Earth by blowing stuff up in labs.”
- 🇺🇸 USHarvard UniversityClip #2 · @27:46
“light they're high energy particles that are moving at almost the speed of light we're pretty sure they're formed in supernovas and they're coming from everywhere in the universe we can't find one cosmic and they're coming from everywhere in the universe we can't find one cosmic”
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #3 · @53:34
“I think there would be a couple places they would exist. The source of most of the elements beyond iron is supernovas, where regular old fusion doesn't cut it anymore. is supernovas, where regular old fusion doesn't cut it anymore.”
- 🇺🇸 USTED-EdClip #4 · @1:20
“like beryllium, carbon, and oxygen in a process known as nucleosynthesis. When stars eventually collapsed and exploded into supernovas, these new elements were spread across the universe these new elements were spread across the universe”
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #5 · @3:10
“but the earth the galaxies the milky way the supernovas the black holes everything supernovas the black holes everything”
Definition & Meaning: “supernovas”
- A powerful and bright explosion of a massive star, which afterwards becomes a neutron star or a black hole, or is destroyed.
- Something brilliant.
Example Sentences (3)
- “In these stellar pairings, if the two stars are close together, the white dwarf will siphon mass away from its companion and have an outburst called a nova. And when the white dwarf accumulates too much mass, it will collapse and explode in a supernova. […] “In this kind of supernova, the white dwarf is completely destroyed, so its companion is released and flies off at whatever orbital speed it was originally moving, plus a little bit of a kick from the supernova explosion as well,” Burgasser said.”
- “Cornelius was the only one dressed in muscle but collectively they were a bully supernova.”
- “And that means scientists can study the dynamics of supernovas right here on Earth by blowing stuff up in labs.”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “supernovas”
- Syllables:
- su · per · no · vas
- Primary stress:
- no
- Hear it in context
- supernovas
Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"supernovas" 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, "supernovas" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about supernovas
How many syllables are in “supernovas”?
“supernovas” has 4 syllables: su · per · no · vas.
Where is the stress in “supernovas”?
The primary stress in “supernovas” is on “NO”. Listen for that stressed syllable in the clips above.
What does “supernovas” mean?
A powerful and bright explosion of a massive star, which afterwards becomes a neutron star or a black hole, or is destroyed.
How can I hear “supernovas” used in real sentences?
This page has 68 real-world video examples of “supernovas” 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 “supernovas”?
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⁄).