How Do You Spell NASALIZES?

Pronunciation: [nˈe͡ɪzə͡lˌa͡ɪzɪz] (IPA)

Nasalizes is spelled with a 'z' and not an 's' due to its pronunciation. The word is pronounced as /neɪzəˌlaɪzɪz/. The sound represented by the letter 'z' is called a voiced alveolar fricative, which is made by vibrating the vocal cords while keeping the tongue close to the ridge behind the upper teeth. The 's' sound, on the other hand, is unvoiced, lacking the vibration of the vocal cords. The correct spelling of nasalizes reflects this difference in pronunciation.

NASALIZES Meaning and Definition

1. The term "nasalizes" is a verb derived from the noun "nasal" and the suffix "-ize." It is often used in linguistic contexts to describe the phonetic characteristic of altering the quality of a sound by allowing air to pass through the nasal cavity. When a speaker nasalizes a sound, they direct airflow primarily through the nose, resulting in a distinctive resonance. This process involves the lowering of the velum (the soft part at the back of the roof of the mouth), allowing air to flow both through the oral cavity and the nasal cavity.

   The action of nasalizing a sound is crucial in numerous languages, such as French or Portuguese, where nasalized vowels are a phonemic feature. This means that the distinction between words can rely on whether a vowel is nasalized or not, thereby influencing the meaning. Nasalization can occur with both vowels and consonants, although nasalized vowels are typically more common.

   Nasalization can also have regional or dialectal variations, as different languages and speech communities may vary in their tendencies to nasalize certain sounds. It can be denoted in phonetic transcriptions with diacritics to indicate that a particular sound is nasalized. For example, a tilde (~) placed above a vowel symbol signifies nasalization.

   Overall, to nasalize is to modify a sound by allowing air to pass through the nose, affecting the resonance and phonetic quality of the sound.

Common Misspellings for NASALIZES

• nasalise
• nasalize
• nasalised
• nasalizin
• basalizes
• masalizes
• jasalizes
• hasalizes
• nzsalizes
• nssalizes
• nwsalizes
• nqsalizes
• naaalizes
• nazalizes
• naxalizes
• nadalizes
• naealizes
• nawalizes
• naszlizes
• nasslizes
• nasalites

Etymology of NASALIZES

The word "nasalizes" has its origin in the Latin word "nasus", which means "nose". It entered Old French as "nasal", which referred to the sound produced by air passing through the nasal cavity. Eventually, the term "nasalize" emerged in English to describe the act of pronouncing a sound with nasal resonance. The suffix "-ize" is derived from Greek and is used to denote the process or action of something. Therefore, "nasalizes" refers to the action of making something nasal or pronouncing it with nasal resonance.

Conjugate verb Nasalizes

CONDITIONAL

I would nasalize

we would nasalize

you would nasalize

he/she/it would nasalize

they would nasalize

FUTURE

I will nasalize

we will nasalize

you will nasalize

he/she/it will nasalize

they will nasalize

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have nasalized

we will have nasalized

you will have nasalized

he/she/it will have nasalized

they will have nasalized

PAST

I nasalized

we nasalized

you nasalized

he/she/it nasalized

they nasalized

PAST PERFECT

I had nasalized

we had nasalized

you had nasalized

he/she/it had nasalized

they had nasalized

PRESENT

I nasalize

we nasalize

you nasalize

he/she/it nasalizes

they nasalize

PRESENT PERFECT

I have nasalized

we have nasalized

you have nasalized

he/she/it has nasalized

they have nasalized

I am nasalizing

we are nasalizing

you are nasalizing

he/she/it is nasalizing

they are nasalizing

I was nasalizing

we were nasalizing

you were nasalizing

he/she/it was nasalizing

they were nasalizing

I will be nasalizing

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they will be nasalizing

I have been nasalizing

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I will have been nasalizing

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I would have nasalized

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I would be nasalizing

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I would have been nasalizing

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they would have been nasalizing