How to Pronounce “angiography”

American (US)

/ˌæn.d͡ʒiˈɑ.ɡɹə.fi/

noun — A medical imaging technique in which an X-ray image is taken to visualize the inside of blood vessels and organs of the body, with particular interest in the arteries, veins and the heart chambers.

Where the stress falls. “angiography” has 5 syllables, and the transcription /ˌæn.d͡ʒiˈɑ.ɡɹə.fi/ puts the primary stress mark (ˈ) before the third one — so the third syllable is the longest and loudest. The others are said quickly and lightly.

An unstressed vowel reduces to schwa. /ˌæn.d͡ʒiˈɑ.ɡɹə.fi/ contains a schwa /ə/ — the short, neutral “uh” that English unstressed syllables collapse into. Saying /ə/ there, instead of the vowel the spelling suggests, is most of what makes the word sound native.

What does "angiography" mean?

angiography (noun): A medical imaging technique in which an X-ray image is taken to visualize the inside of blood vessels and organs of the body, with particular interest in the arteries, veins and the heart chambers.

What is the IPA transcription of "angiography"?

/ˌæn.d͡ʒiˈɑ.ɡɹə.fi/ in American English.

Which syllable is stressed in "angiography"?

“angiography” has 5 syllables, and the transcription /ˌæn.d͡ʒiˈɑ.ɡɹə.fi/ puts the primary stress mark (ˈ) before the third one — so the third syllable is the longest and loudest. The others are said quickly and lightly.