English pronunciation · Words Starting with H
Homogeneous Pronunciation
Homogeneous is pronounced hoh-muh-JEE-nee-uhs, IPA /ˌhoʊməˈdʒiniəs/.
hoh-muh-JEE-nee-uhs
US /ˌhoʊməˈdʒiniəs/ · UK /həˈməʊdʒniəs/
Syllables: hoh · muh · JEE · nee · uhs (5 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
adjective: Made up of parts that are all of the same kind.
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Homogeneous in a Sentence
- The sample was homogeneous enough to average.
- Stir until the mixture is homogeneous.
- The town is less homogeneous than the figures suggest.
Common Mispronunciations of Homogeneous
Not huh-MAH-juh-nuhs
Five beats with the peak on the third, JEE, in the longer form printed here.
Not hoh-muh-JE-nee-uhs
The stressed vowel is a long ee, the one in gene, which is the word at the centre of it.
Tip: Homogenous, a shorter word of four beats, means the same thing in everyday use, and that is the form the British reading follows.
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