Start with 'ree' like in 'tree'.
Add a schwa sound for the middle syllable: 'uh'.
End with 'lize', where 'i' sounds like 'eye'.
real-ize instead of re-al-ize
re-el-ize
ree-li-ze
Start with a short 'ri' instead of 'ree'.
Add a schwa sound for the middle syllable: 'uh'.
End with 'lize', where 'i' sounds like 'eye'.
reel-ize
realize with stress on the wrong syllable
re-lize
The word is broken into three syllables: re-al-ize.
Yes, it is part of the second syllable, sounding like 'uh'.
The 'i' is pronounced like 'eye'.
To understand or become aware of something.
/ˌriːəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
The act of realizing.
/riːl/
Existing in fact; not imaginary.
/riˈæləti/
The state of things as they are.
Realize has three syllables, realization has more.
Real ends differently, focusing on the long 'e'.
Reality uses different vowel sounds focusing on 'æ'.
Remember the last syllable is 'lize', pronounced like 'eyes'.
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