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# How to pronounce "trailing edge" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/trɪlɪndʒɛddʒ/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **trai·lin·gedge**

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (15 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "trailing edge" in real conversation:

### Example 1
*Accent: US*
> "moment so that we can design it carefully. Okay? And uh we can calculate the resulting power for this, which is 1.1 MW. the trailing edge. Basically, uh you want to be able to flip If you look at airplane wing, when you land, you see this flap coming out. So, the same idea"
- **Watch at 43:12**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uv3NWabzb6A&t=2592s)

### Example 2
*Accent: US*
> "The trailing aileron and the trailing edge flap, that will dig in as well."
- **Watch at 35:43**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n068fel-W9I&t=2143s)

### Example 3
> "So maybe this is trailing edge technology, but I like this story anyway."
- **Watch at 41:25**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQhF0Tj8TV8&t=2485s)

### Example 4
*Accent: US*
> "teeth on the trailing edge of the transient actually they exist on the leading edge too if you look at it carefully and so the the transient"
- **Watch at 17:22**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fn2UGyk5DP4&t=1042s)

### Example 5
> "They also have tattered feathers on the trailing edge of the wing span in order to disrupt airflow, and to create a nearly,"
- **Watch at 38:32**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGetsXib_zA&t=2312s)

### Example 6
*Accent: US*
> "What that is is the that trailing edge we were talking about of the plume."
- **Watch at 3:02**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvTZT0U01jc&t=182s)

### Example 7
> "complexity, even at the trailing edge of evolution; say bacterium. So, what does evolution want?"
- **Watch at 9:28**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCWR0A3iziE&t=568s)

### Example 8
> "Ah, that's better. Now everyone knows that a wing generates lift due to its characteristic shape Since air travels farther over top of the wing, it must go faster than the air underneath so that both streams meet up simultaneously at the trailing edge And according to Bernoulli's principle, faster flowing air exerts less pressure than the slower air beneath the wing This pressure difference creates an upward force -- lift."
- **Watch at 0:20**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFO4PBolwFg&t=20s)

### Example 9
*Accent: US*
> "Then, at the trailing edge, or rear part of the wing, there are wispy fringes, which scientists think help smooth the airflow as it comes off the wings."
- **Watch at 3:00**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgEfYsqdNcA&t=180s)

### Example 10
*Accent: US*
> "And even those get muffled by a softer fringe at the trailing edge of the wing."
- **Watch at 1:27**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWQ6KSBwRoM&t=87s)


## How to Pronounce "trailing edge"

- **Syllables**: trai · lin · gedge
- **IPA**: `/trɪlɪndʒɛddʒ/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Pronunciations

[trailing](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/trailing), [edge](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/edge)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “trailing edge”?
“trailing edge” is pronounced /trɪlɪndʒɛddʒ/ (trai · lin · gedge). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “trailing edge”?
“trailing edge” has 3 syllables: trai · lin · gedge.

### How can I hear “trailing edge” used in real sentences?
This page has 15 real-world video examples of “trailing edge” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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