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Pronounciation of IBUPROFEN

English translation: eye byoo PROE fen

16:37 Aug 1, 2003
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Medical
English term or phrase: Pronounciation of IBUPROFEN
I need to know how ibuprofen is pronounced so that I may transliterate it. Unfortunately, I am not quite conversant with understanding pronounciation by means of dictionary, that is why I am bothering you.
Rajesh
Selected answer:eye byoo PROE fen
Explanation:
Go to the link below and you'll be able to hear the pronunciation.
Selected response from:

Daniela McKeeby
United States
Local time: 08:34
Grading comment
Thanks a lot for your wonderful help.

My sincere regards to other answerers also.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +9eye byoo PROE fen
Daniela McKeeby
4 +5Eye-b'yu-pro-fin
Marion Burns
4 +4[aibu'profen]
Francesca Siotto
5 +2i - bu - PRO - fin
Marian Greenfield
5 +1Ee-b-you profenn
David Moore (X)
5 -1ibuprofen
Jirina Nevosadova
4 -1eyebooproffen
swisstell


Discussion entries: 1





  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
i - bu - PRO - fin


Explanation:
Long i, long u, long o, short i, stress on PRO

as a kayaker, I use LOTS of "vitamin" I

Marian Greenfield
Local time: 08:34
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 732

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Elena Sgarbo (X)
1 hr
agree  Marie Scarano
6 hrs
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Eye-b'yu-pro-fin


Explanation:
Eye-b'yu-pro-fin

Accent on pro

I've tried to give an intuitive rather than phonetic pronounciation here.

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Note added at 2003-08-01 16:52:52 (GMT)
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here\'s a soundfile where you can hear it (it matches the text on the page)

http://medlibrary.sahealth.com/ViewAudioArticle_English.asp?...

Marion Burns
United States
Local time: 08:34
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 18

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gayle Wallimann
9 mins
agree  Ino66 (X): Exactly!
45 mins
agree  Jacqueline van der Spek
2 hrs
agree  DGK T-I
4 hrs
agree  Marie Scarano
6 hrs
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Ee-b-you profenn


Explanation:
....and here's the one which certain pharmacists of my acquaintance in the UK pronounce it....

David Moore (X)
Local time: 14:34
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 876

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gayle Wallimann
2 mins
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
pronounciation of ibuprofen
[aibu'profen]


Explanation:
here it is the phonetic translation



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Note added at 6 mins (2003-08-01 16:43:23 GMT)
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the \' before \"profen\" means the stress is on \"O\"

Francesca Siotto
Italy
Local time: 14:34
Native speaker of: Italian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gayle Wallimann
5 mins
agree  mportal
30 mins
agree  User (X)
1 hr
agree  Valeria Verona
2 hrs
neutral  John Bowden: The phonetic transcription would be [aibju:'profen]
3 hrs
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
eye byoo PROE fen


Explanation:
Go to the link below and you'll be able to hear the pronunciation.


    Reference: http://www.mercydesmoines.org/adam/alternativemedicine/consd...
Daniela McKeeby
United States
Local time: 08:34
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in pair: 40
Grading comment
Thanks a lot for your wonderful help.

My sincere regards to other answerers also.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  tazdog (X): nice find! :-)
2 mins
  -> thank you
agree  Pamela Peralta: excellent
17 mins
  -> thank you
agree  Ino66 (X)
43 mins
agree  Fuad Yahya
2 hrs
agree  John Bowden: Exactly right!
2 hrs
agree  Catherine Norton
2 hrs
agree  DGK T-I
4 hrs
agree  Terry Burgess: eye byoo--yew byoo--we all byoo---proe fen:-))
5 hrs
agree  Henrique Serra
20 hrs
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52 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
pronounciation of ibuprofen
eyebooproffen


Explanation:
nobody else so far put enough emphasis on the strong pronounciation of the F

swisstell
Italy
Local time: 14:34
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in pair: 170

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  John Bowden: No, the way you spell it with the double f would make the preceding vowel short. It's"pro-fen"
2 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
ibuprofen


Explanation:
aibjúprefin
long u, stress on the third syllable
according to Webster´s dictionary

Jirina Nevosadova
Czech Republic
Local time: 14:34
Native speaker of: Native in CzechCzech

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  John Bowden: "...prefin" gives entirely the wrong pronunciation. It should be the same diphthong as in "hope"
13 hrs
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