English pronunciation · Words Starting with S
Statistics Pronunciation
Statistics is pronounced stuh-TI-stiks, IPA /stəˈtɪstɪks/.
stuh-TI-stiks
US /stəˈtɪstɪks/ · UK /stəˈtɪstɪks/
Syllables: stuh · TI · stiks (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: Numerical facts collected about a subject, or the branch of mathematics that handles them.
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Statistics in a Sentence
- The statistics do not support that claim.
- She teaches statistics to second-year students.
- Official statistics come out every quarter.
Common Mispronunciations of Statistics
Not STA-tis-tiks
Although it is spelled stat, the opening is a throwaway stuh and the push waits for TI.
Not shtuh-TI-stiks
Keep that opening s a clean hiss, because an sht beginning belongs to German rather than English.
Tip: Statistic, statistics and statistical all hold the same middle beat, and only statistician moves it.
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