How To Pronounce Advisable
advisable
How To Say Advisable Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, advisable is pronounced /ədˈvaɪ.zə.bəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ədˈvaɪ.zə.bl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ədˈvaɪ.zə.bəl/.
Advisable has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the second syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
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
Advisable 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 Advisable
- 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. Advisable /ədˈvaɪ.zə.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. Advisable /ədˈvaɪ.zə.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. Advisable /ədˈvaɪ.zə.bəl/
Questions About Advisable
How do you say advisable phonetically?
Advisable sounds like uhd-VY-zuh-buhl in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce advisable in British English?
In British English, advisable is pronounced /ədˈvaɪ.zə.bəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ədˈvaɪ.zə.bl̩].
How do you pronounce advisable in American English?
In American English, advisable is pronounced /ədˈvaɪ.zə.bəl/.
How many syllables are in advisable?
Advisable has four syllables, /əd/ + /vaɪ/ + /zə/ + /bəl/.
Where is the stress in advisable?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /vaɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce advisable the same way?
Yes. Both are /ədˈvaɪ.zə.bəl/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Advisable
Advisable has four syllables. See how advisable 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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