English pronunciation · Words Starting with P
Physician Pronunciation
Physician is pronounced fuh-ZI-shuhn, IPA /fəˈzɪʃən/.
fuh-ZI-shuhn
US /fəˈzɪʃən/ · UK /fɪˈzɪʃən/
Syllables: fuh · ZI · shuhn (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: A doctor, especially one who treats illness without surgery.
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Physician in a Sentence
- Her physician advised a second opinion.
- The physician on duty saw him within the hour.
- He practised as a physician for forty years.
Common Mispronunciations of Physician
Not pi-ZI-shuhn
Those two letters at the front spell a single f sound. Writing an f as ph is a Greek habit English hung on to.
Not fuh-SI-shuhn
Caught between two vowels, that s comes out as a z, and the buzz is what keeps physician apart from position.
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