English pronunciation
How to pronounce “anesthesia”
Phonetic spelling
an-uhs-THEE-zhuh
IPA /ˌænɪsˈθiʒə/
Syllable stress
an·uhs·thee·zhuh
Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.
How do you spell “anesthesia”?
a n e s t h e s i a
“anesthesia” is spelled A-N-E-S-T-H-E-S-I-A. It is pronounced an-uhs-THEE-zhuh, so the spelling and the sound do not match letter for letter. Listen to the audio above and say it aloud while you read the letters.
Hear it in a sentence
The patient was given anesthesia before the surgery.
I felt no pain thanks to the local anesthesia.