The word "severalized" is a variant spelling of "severalised" which means to divide something into several distinct parts. The spelling of this word can be broken down into its phonetic transcription [ˈsɛvərəlaɪzd]. The stress is on the second syllable "vər", and it starts with the /s/ sound followed by the short /ɛ/ vowel sound. The next syllable contains the long /ə/ vowel sound, pronounced as "uh". The third syllable has the stressed /aɪ/ diphthong, and the final syllable ends with the /zd/ cluster sound.