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# How to pronounce "thingification" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/θɪŋɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **thin·gi·fi·ca·ti·on**

## Meaning & Usage

### NOUN
- The fact or process of turning something into a thing.
  - *Example*: "Dictionaries alone aren't responsible for the thingification of natural languages, but they crystallized a peculiar modern view of what it means to have a language."

### Example Sentences
- "Dictionaries alone aren't responsible for the thingification of natural languages, but they crystallized a peculiar modern view of what it means to have a language."
- "the thingification of humans especially of women verian proposes continues long"
- "My husband frequently warned us of a trend toward what he called the "thingification" of people, a thing-centered rather than a person-centered society."

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (3 Video Clips)

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

### Example 1
*Accent: US*
> "women working through the night sewing the red dress that other women will wear the thingification of humans especially of women verian proposes continues long after slavery has been officially eradicated a female actors actor plays"
- **Watch at 27:24**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8v-wAKvJOVo&t=1644s)

### Example 2
*Accent: US*
> "My husband frequently warned us of a trend toward what he called the "thingification" of people, a thing-centered rather than a person-centered society."
- **Watch at 11:50**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejtgWh1DAyQ&t=710s)

### Example 3
*Accent: US*
> "model and the fxa philosophica it's painful to see the women lying broken undone by the endless violence of thingification if they were just things"
- **Watch at 47:05**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8v-wAKvJOVo&t=2825s)


## How to Pronounce "thingification"

- **Syllables**: thin · gi · fi · ca · ti · on
- **IPA**: `/θɪŋɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Words

### Related Concepts
[objectification](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/objectification), [reification](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/reification)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “thingification”?
“thingification” is pronounced /θɪŋɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ (thin · gi · fi · ca · ti · on). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “thingification”?
“thingification” has 6 syllables: thin · gi · fi · ca · ti · on.

### What does “thingification” mean?
The fact or process of turning something into a thing.

### How can I hear “thingification” used in real sentences?
This page has 3 real-world video examples of “thingification” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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