How to Pronounce “azithromycin”

American (US)

/əˌzɪθ.ɹoʊˈmaɪ.sn̩/

noun — A semisynthetic macrolide antibiotic C38H72N2O12 (trademarks Zithromax, Z-PAK) that is derived from erythromycin and is used especially as an antibacterial agent.

Where the stress falls. “azithromycin” has 4 syllables, and the transcription /əˌzɪθ.ɹoʊˈmaɪ.sn̩/ puts the primary stress mark (ˈ) before the fourth one — so the fourth syllable is the longest and loudest. The others are said quickly and lightly.

An unstressed vowel reduces to schwa. /əˌzɪθ.ɹoʊˈmaɪ.sn̩/ 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 "azithromycin" mean?

azithromycin (noun): A semisynthetic macrolide antibiotic C38H72N2O12 (trademarks Zithromax, Z-PAK) that is derived from erythromycin and is used especially as an antibacterial agent.

What is the IPA transcription of "azithromycin"?

/əˌzɪθ.ɹoʊˈmaɪ.sn̩/ in American English.

Which syllable is stressed in "azithromycin"?

“azithromycin” has 4 syllables, and the transcription /əˌzɪθ.ɹoʊˈmaɪ.sn̩/ puts the primary stress mark (ˈ) before the fourth one — so the fourth syllable is the longest and loudest. The others are said quickly and lightly.