English pronunciation · Words Starting with M
Metabolism Pronunciation
Metabolism is pronounced muh-TA-buh-li-zuhm, IPA /məˈtæbəˌlɪzəm/.
muh-TA-buh-li-zuhm
US /məˈtæbəˌlɪzəm/ · UK /məˈtæbəˌlɪzəm/
Syllables: muh · TA · buh · li · zuhm (5 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: The chemical processes by which a living body turns food into energy and tissue.
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Metabolism in a Sentence
- Her metabolism slowed over the winter.
- Caffeine speeds the metabolism for an hour or two.
- Metabolism varies more between people than most diets admit.
Common Mispronunciations of Metabolism
Not ME-tuh-boh-li-zuhm
The opening beat is a throwaway muh with no colour at all, and TA behind it takes everything.
Not muh-TA-boh-li-zuhm
The o in the middle flattens to buh, so no part of the word sounds like the name Bolivia.
Tip: Five beats here, and metabolic shifts the weight to its fourth, me-tuh-BAH-lik.
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