How many words have /z/ in the medial position?

Our dictionary lists 310 medial /z/ words suitable for speech therapy practice.

What are some example medial /z/ words?

Examples include caused, closed, pleased, raised, sized, used, accused, advised.

What does "medial /z/" mean?

It means the /z/ sound falls in the medial position of the word.

Which medial /z/ words have no competing sounds?

252 of them contain /z/ without the sounds children commonly substitute for it.

Medial Z Words for Speech Therapy

310 medial z words, verified against the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. 252 contain the target sound without competing sounds.

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Articulation practice

Target /z/ · Medial

/z/

01caused

02closed

03pleased

04raised

05sized

06used

07accused

08advised

verified/z/: 310 words · competing-free 252

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Word list

1-syllable

caused
closed
pleased
raised
sized
used

2-syllable

accused
advised
asthma
bizarre
brazil
browser
browsers
browsing
business
busy
causes
causing
choosing
chosen
closes
closing
composed
confused
crazy
cruises
cuisine
daisy
desert
deserve
design
designed
designs
disease
dozen
dozens
easy
enclosed
enzyme
exact
exam
exams
exec
exempt
exhaust
exist
exists
exit
exposed
frozen
fuzzy
gazette
hazard
hazards
housing
husband
imposed
jersey
jesus
laser
lazy
lenses
losing
moses
music
observe
observed
opposed
ozone
phases
phrases
physics
plasma
plaza
pleasant
poison
posing
possess
presence
present
presents
preserve
prison
prizes
proposed
puzzle
puzzles
quizzes
raises
raising
reason
reasons
refused
reserve
reserved
reserves
resist
resolve
resolved
resort
resorts
result
results
resume
resumes
revised
rising
roses
season
seasons
sizes
supposed
surprised
thousand
thousands
transit
translate
transmit
user
users
using
visa
visit
visits
wisdom
wizard

3-syllable

absorption
advisor
advisors
amazing
amazon
analyzed
appraisal
arising
authorized
businesses
citizen
citizens
composer
composite
cosmetic
cosmetics
customized
deposit
deposits
designer
designers
designing
desire
desired
disaster
diseases
disposal
easier
easily
exactly
examine
examined
examines
example
examples
exemption
exhibit
exhibits
existed
existence
existing
exotic
hazardous
horizon
lesbian
lesbians
limousines
magazine
magazines
museum
museums
musical
musician
musicians
newsletter
newsletters
newspaper
newspapers
observer
opposite
organized
physical
physician
physicians
position
positions
positive
possession
presented
presenting
presently
president
prisoner
prisoners
proposal
proposals
realized
reasoning
recognised
recognized
represent
represents
reservoir
residence
resident
residents
resistance
resistant
resulted
resulting
seasonal
specialized
surprising
tourism
transaction
transactions
transition
translated
translation
translations
username
visible
visited
visiting
visitor
visitors

4-syllable

acquisition
acquisitions
advertisement
advertisements
advertiser
advertisers
advertising
advisory
alexander
anxiety
characterized
citizenship
composition
criticism
designated
designation
desirable
disposition
enterprises
examining
executive
executives
exercises
horizontal
invisible
journalism
mechanism
mechanisms
observation
observations
opposition
organisms
organizer
organizing
personalized
physically
positioning
prerequisite
presentation
presentations
preservation
presidential
proposition
reasonable
reasonably
represented
representing
reservation
reservations
residential
resolution
resolutions
specializing
supervisor
supervisors
symposium
terrorism
unauthorized

5-syllable

authorization
civilization
examination
examinations
metabolism
optimization
organisation
organisations
organization
organizations

Words without competing sounds

caused
closed
pleased
raised
used
accused
advised
asthma
bizarre
brazil
browser
browsers
browsing
busy
causes
causing
choosing
chosen
closes
closing
composed
confused
crazy
cruises
cuisine
daisy
desert
deserve
design
designed
designs
disease
dozen
dozens
easy
enclosed
enzyme
exact
exam
exams
exec
exempt
exit
frozen
fuzzy
gazette
hazard
hazards
housing
husband
imposed
jersey
laser
lazy
lenses
losing
music
observe
observed
opposed
ozone
phases
phrases
plasma
plaza
pleasant
poison
posing
present
preserve
prison
prizes
proposed
puzzle
puzzles
quizzes
raises
raising
reason
reasons
refused
reserve
reserved
reserves
resolve
resolved
resort
result
resume
resumes
revised
rising
roses
transit
translate
transmit
user
users
using
visa
visit
wisdom
wizard
absorption
advisor
advisors
amazing
amazon
analyzed
appraisal
arising
composer
composite
cosmetic
deposit
designer
designers
designing
desire
desired
diseases
easier
easily
exactly
examine
examined
examines
example
examples
exemption
exhibit
exotic
horizon
lesbian
lesbians
limousines
magazine
magazines
museum
museums
musical
musician
musicians
newsletter
newsletters
newspaper
newspapers
observer
opposite
organized
physical
physician
physicians
position
positions
positive
possession
presented
presenting
presently
president
prisoner
prisoners
proposal
proposals
realized
reasoning
recognised
recognized
represent
reservoir
resident
resulted
resulting
tourism
transaction
transactions
transition
translated
translation
translations
username
visible
visited
visiting
visitor
visitors
acquisition
acquisitions
advertisement
advertiser
advertisers
advertising
advisory
alexander
anxiety
characterized
composition
designated
designation
desirable
enterprises
examining
executive
executives
horizontal
invisible
journalism
mechanism
mechanisms
observation
observations
opposition
organisms
organizer
organizing
physically
positioning
prerequisite
presentation
presentations
preservation
presidential
proposition
reasonable
reasonably
represented
representing
reservation
reservations
residential
resolution
resolutions
terrorism
examination
examinations
metabolism
optimization
organisation
organisations
organization
organizations

Frequently asked questions

How many words have /z/ in the medial position?: Our dictionary lists 310 medial /z/ words suitable for speech therapy practice.
What are some example medial /z/ words?: Examples include caused, closed, pleased, raised, sized, used, accused, advised.
What does "medial /z/" mean?: It means the /z/ sound falls in the medial position of the word.
Which medial /z/ words have no competing sounds?: 252 of them contain /z/ without the sounds children commonly substitute for it.