How To Pronounce Arrival
arrival
In British English, arrival is pronounced /əˈraɪ.vəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈraɪ.vl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /əˈraɪ.vəl/.
Arrival has three 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
Arrival has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Arrival
Questions About Arrival
How do you pronounce arrival in British English?
In British English, arrival is pronounced /əˈraɪ.vəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈraɪ.vl̩].
How do you pronounce arrival in American English?
In American English, arrival is pronounced /əˈraɪ.vəl/.
How many syllables are in arrival?
Arrival has three syllables, /ə/ + /raɪ/ + /vəl/.
Where is the stress in arrival?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /raɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce arrival the same way?
Yes. Both are /əˈraɪ.vəl/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
Nearby Words
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