How To Pronounce Adorable
adorable
How To Say Adorable Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, adorable is pronounced /əˈdɔː.rə.bəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈdʷɔː.rə.bl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /əˈdɔːr.ə.bəl/.
Adorable has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the second syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
Adorable has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOoo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Transcription Tips For Adorable
- Rule 22
Words Ending In -le
When le ends a word of more than one syllable, it has the schwa /ə/.
Bible /ˈbaɪ.bəl/principle /ˈprɪn.sɪ.pəl/able /ˈeɪ.bəl/
Here. Adorable /əˈdɔː.rə.bəl/
- Rule 3
Mark The Stressed Syllable
When a word has more than one syllable, the primary stress marker must be placed before the stressed syllable. It is wrong to write /lɔː.jə/ without the stress marker.
lawyer /ˈlɔː.jə/
Here. Adorable /əˈdɔː.rə.bəl/
- Rule 7
Stress Mark Replaces The Dot
Do not place a syllable boundary marker where the stress marker appears. /ðeɪ.ə.naʊ.ˈhɪə/ is not acceptable.
They are now here /ðeɪ.ə.naʊˈhɪə/
Here. Adorable /əˈdɔː.rə.bəl/
Questions About Adorable
How do you say adorable phonetically?
Adorable sounds like uh-DAW-ruh-buhl in British English and uh-DOR-uh-buhl in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce adorable in British English?
In British English, adorable is pronounced /əˈdɔː.rə.bəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈdʷɔː.rə.bl̩].
How do you pronounce adorable in American English?
In American English, adorable is pronounced /əˈdɔːr.ə.bəl/.
How many syllables are in adorable?
Adorable has four syllables, /ə/ + /dɔː/ + /rə/ + /bəl/.
Where is the stress in adorable?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /dɔː/.
Do British and American English pronounce adorable the same way?
No. British English has /əˈdɔː.rə.bəl/ and American English has /əˈdɔːr.ə.bəl/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Adorable
Adorable has four syllables. See how adorable divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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