English pronunciation · Words Starting with G

Global Organization Pronunciation

Global Organization is pronounced GLOH-buhl-awr-guh-nuh-ZAY-shuhn, IPA /ˈgloʊbəl ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən/.

GLOH-buhl-awr-guh-nuh-ZAY-shuhn

US /ˈgloʊbəl ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən/

Syllables: GLOH · buhl · awr · guh · nuh · ZAY · shuhn (7 syllables, stress on syllable 1)

phrase (noun): A body that operates across many countries rather than within one.

Audio for the American and British pronunciations plays on this page with JavaScript enabled.

Global Organization in a Sentence

  • The charity grew from a single office into a global organization.
  • Standards are set by a global organization based in Geneva.
  • Running a global organization means working across a dozen time zones.

Common Mispronunciations of Global Organization

Not GLO-buhl or-guh-ni-ZAY-shuhn

The o in the second word is unstressed and reduces to a faint awr. Giving each syllable equal value makes the phrase sound read aloud rather than said.

Not GLOH-buhl AWR-guh-ni-zay-shuhn

Two strong beats compete. Keep the first on global and let the second fall on the ZAY of organization.

Tip: In the phrase, global takes the lead and the ZAY syllable takes the second beat. Everything between them is light.

More words starting with g · Every word in the pronunciation guide