English pronunciation · Words Starting with P
Pediatrician Pronunciation
Pediatrician is pronounced pee-dee-uh-TRI-shuhn, IPA /ˌpidiəˈtrɪʃən/.
pee-dee-uh-TRI-shuhn
US /ˌpidiəˈtrɪʃən/
Syllables: pee · dee · uh · TRI · shuhn (5 syllables, stress on syllable 4)
noun: A doctor whose patients are children.
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Pediatrician in a Sentence
- Our pediatrician sees babies on Tuesday mornings.
- Ask the pediatrician about that rash.
- She trained as a pediatrician in Chicago.
Common Mispronunciations of Pediatrician
Not puh-DY-uh-tri-shuhn
Pediatric and pediatrician both open on a long pee, and the loud beat here is the fourth, TRI.
Not pee-dee-uh-TRI-see-uhn
Five beats. That cian ending is one sound, shuhn, just as it is in magician and musician.
Tip: British spelling writes paediatrician, and the extra letter changes nothing you can hear.
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