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How to pronounce genealogy

Check genealogy pronunciation with CMUdict sound tokens and stress, then practise two original sentences and download a voiceover audition worksheet.

The dictionary sound sequence

CMUdict lists this North American English pronunciation for genealogy. Read each sequence from left to right. The numbers mark vowel stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

Dictionary variant 1

JH IY2 N IY0 AA1 L AH0 JH IY0

Syllable estimate: 5 vowel nuclei
Primary stress: 3rd vowel position
Secondary stress: 1st vowel position

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Syllable counts come from vowel tokens; CMUdict does not supply syllable boundaries here. Variant order follows the dictionary and does not rank correctness. This lexicon does not represent every accent or context.

Use genealogy in context

Genealogy concerns family descent and the study of those relationships. Family-history narration often combines the term with names, dates, and places that need their own careful review. A clear account identifies which connection a document supports and leaves uncertain relationships visibly uncertain in the spoken wording.

Her interest in genealogy began with a box of old postcards.
The archive offers a workshop on genealogy for first-time researchers.

Read the sound tokens

Each example word below is a cue for the named sound, rather than a respelling of genealogy. Unstressed vowels may sound reduced. These cues follow the CMU phoneme-set key (Appendix A).

JHsound in geeconsonant

IYsound in eatvowel

Nsound in kneeconsonant

AAsound in oddvowel

Lsound in leeconsonant

AHsound in hutvowel

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Make an audition worksheet

Select a dictionary variant for your checklist. The two original sentences retain their normal spelling; this worksheet helps you review a recording rather than forcing a speech engine to use phonemes.

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How to pronounce genealogy

Word: genealogy
Dictionary variant: 1 of 1
CMUdict ARPABET: JH IY2 N IY0 AA1 L AH0 JH IY0
Vowel nuclei / estimated syllables: 5
Primary stress: 3rd vowel position

ORIGINAL AUDITION SCRIPT
Her interest in genealogy began with a box of old postcards.
The archive offers a workshop on genealogy for first-time researchers.

REVIEW CHECKLIST
[ ] Read both sentences naturally; keep the source wording.
[ ] Compare the intended pronunciation with the selected dictionary variant.
[ ] Listen for vowel sounds, consonants, and word stress in context.
[ ] Check with a speaker or another dictionary when accent or meaning matters.
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Practice note: Audition genealogy with the family names and dates in your passage. Listen for a steady pace across unfamiliar names, and check that any uncertainty or source qualification remains audible rather than disappearing inside a smooth genealogical narrative.

CMUdict is a North American English lexicon, not a recording or a complete accent guide.
Variant order is dictionary order; it is not a ranking of correctness.
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Reference: https://www.murmurtts.com/pronunciation/genealogy

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Dictionary source

The phonemes on this page come from CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. The dictionary maintainers acknowledge that errors and omissions can remain; check another source or a speaker when the pronunciation matters.

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