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Obesity Pronunciation

Obesity is pronounced oh-BEE-suh-tee, IPA /əˈbisəti/.

oh-BEE-suh-tee

US /əˈbisəti/  ·  UK /əʊˈbiːsəˌti/

Syllables: oh · BEE · suh · tee (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)

noun: The medical condition of carrying so much body fat that health is affected.

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Obesity in a Sentence

  • Childhood obesity has levelled off in several countries.
  • The trial measured obesity by waist size rather than weight alone.
  • Obesity raises the risk of type 2 diabetes considerably.

Common Mispronunciations of Obesity

Not oh-BE-si-tee

The vowel in the loud part is long, the ee of bee, matching the adjective obese. A short e makes it sound like a different word.

Not OH-buh-si-tee

The opening o is a light, throwaway sound and carries no weight. The beat arrives on the second part.

Tip: Say obese, then swap the ending: oh-BEE-suh-tee.

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