English pronunciation · Words Starting with M
Microorganism Pronunciation
Microorganism is pronounced my-kroh-AWR-guh-ni-zuhm, IPA /ˌmaɪkroʊˈɔrgəˌnɪzəm/.
my-kroh-AWR-guh-ni-zuhm
US /ˌmaɪkroʊˈɔrgəˌnɪzəm/ · UK /ˌmaɪkrəʊˈɔːgəˌnɪzəm/
Syllables: my · kroh · AWR · guh · ni · zuhm (6 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
noun: A living thing too small to see without a microscope, such as a bacterium.
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Microorganism in a Sentence
- Soil is full of microorganisms doing useful work.
- One microorganism can divide into millions overnight.
- The filter takes most microorganisms out of the water.
Common Mispronunciations of Microorganism
Not MI-kroh-or-guh-ni-zuhm
Micro begins with the long i of my. The short i of mix belongs to microphone in some accents, never to this word.
Not my-krohr-guh-ni-zuhm
Two o letters meet in the middle and both get said, kroh and then AWR.
Not my-KROH-awr-guh-ni-zuhm
Six beats is a lot to hold together, and the loud one is the third. Think micro plus organism, with organism keeping its own weight.
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