How To Pronounce Agricultural
agricultural
How To Say Agricultural Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, agricultural is pronounced /ˌæɡ.rəˈkʌl.tʃə.rəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌæɡ.rəˈkʰʌɫ.tʃə.rl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌæɡ.rəˈkʌl.tʃə.rəl/.
Agricultural has five syllables, and the main stress falls on the third 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
Agricultural has five syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the third syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is ooOoo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Agricultural
Transcription Tips For Agricultural
- Rule 21
Words Ending In -al
When a word of more than one syllable ends with al, the a is the schwa /ə/.
local /ˈləʊ.kəl/legal /ˈliː.ɡəl/principal /ˈprɪn.sɪ.pəl/
Here. Agricultural /ˌæɡ.rəˈkʌl.tʃə.rəl/
- 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. Agricultural /ˌæɡ.rəˈkʌl.tʃə.rəl/
- 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. Agricultural /ˌæɡ.rəˈkʌl.tʃə.rəl/
Questions About Agricultural
How do you say agricultural phonetically?
Agricultural sounds like ag-ruh-KUL-chuh-ruhl in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce agricultural in British English?
In British English, agricultural is pronounced /ˌæɡ.rəˈkʌl.tʃə.rəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌæɡ.rəˈkʰʌɫ.tʃə.rl̩].
How do you pronounce agricultural in American English?
In American English, agricultural is pronounced /ˌæɡ.rəˈkʌl.tʃə.rəl/.
How many syllables are in agricultural?
Agricultural has five syllables, /æɡ/ + /rə/ + /kʌl/ + /tʃə/ + /rəl/.
Where is the stress in agricultural?
The main stress is on the third syllable, /kʌl/.
Do British and American English pronounce agricultural the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˌæɡ.rəˈkʌl.tʃə.rəl/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Agricultural
Agricultural has five syllables. See how agricultural divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern ooOoo
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