English pronunciation · Words Starting with E
Epilepsy Pronunciation
Epilepsy is pronounced E-puh-lep-see, IPA /ˈɛpəˌlɛpsi/.
E-puh-lep-see
US /ˈɛpəˌlɛpsi/ · UK /ˈɛpɪˌlɛpsi/
Syllables: E · puh · lep · see (4 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A neurological condition in which bursts of electrical activity in the brain cause seizures.
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Epilepsy in a Sentence
- She was diagnosed with epilepsy at fourteen.
- Medication controls the epilepsy well enough for her to drive.
- Epilepsy affects about one person in a hundred.
Common Mispronunciations of Epilepsy
Not e-puh-LEP-see
The beat sits right at the opening, on E, with a lighter secondary push on lep. Moving the main weight to the middle is the usual slip.
Not EE-puh-lep-see
Keep that opening vowel short, as in epic. The long ee belongs to words like equal.
Tip: Four syllables: E-puh-lep-see. The adjective epileptic moves the beat onto LEP.
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