To pronounce "diencephalon", say DIENC-eph-al-on — 4 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
diencephalon
Tap to hear · American accent
Accent
If an accent sounds the same, your device is missing that voice — it falls back to the closest one.
Speed
Syllable by syllable — tap each one
Record yourself saying diencephalon, then compare with the target. Your audio stays on this device — nothing is uploaded.
4
Syllables
12
Letters
DIENC-eph-al-on
Say it like
"diencephalon" has 4 syllables: dienc-eph-al-on. It rhymes with neencephalon, if that helps it stick.
noun
Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Diencephalon" has 4 syllables: dienc · eph · al · on.
Diencephalon: The region of the human brain, specifically the human forebrain, that includes the thalamus, the hypothalamus, the epithalamus, the prethalamus or subthalamus, and the pretectum.
Want the definition, translations into 8 languages, and read-aloud for full sentences?
Open “diencephalon” in the full dictionary →