"Hypothesis" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /haɪˈpɑθəsəs/ in IPA and it has 4 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents — the audio is the reliable guide for a word like this.
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/haɪˈpɑθəsəs/
🇺🇸 IPA (US)
/haɪpˈɒθəsˌɪs/
🇬🇧 IPA (UK)
"hypothesis" has 4 syllables: hypothesis.
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"Hypothesis" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /haɪˈpɑθəsəs/ in IPA and it has 4 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents — the audio is the reliable guide for a word like this.
"Hypothesis" has 4 syllables.
The IPA transcription of "hypothesis" is /haɪˈpɑθəsəs/.
Hypothesis: A tentative conjecture explaining an observation, phenomenon or scientific problem and that can be tested by further observation, investigation, or experimentation.
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