How To Pronounce Charitable
charitable
How To Say Charitable Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, charitable is pronounced /ˈtʃær.ɪ.tə.bəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈtʃær.ɪ.tə.bl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈtʃer.ə.t̬ə.bəl/.
Charitable has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Charitable has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oooo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Transcription Tips For Charitable
- 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. Charitable /ˈtʃær.ɪ.tə.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. Charitable /ˈtʃær.ɪ.tə.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. Charitable /ˈtʃær.ɪ.tə.bəl/
Questions About Charitable
How do you say charitable phonetically?
Charitable sounds like CHAR-i-tuh-buhl in British English and CHER-uh-tuh-buhl in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce charitable in British English?
In British English, charitable is pronounced /ˈtʃær.ɪ.tə.bəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈtʃær.ɪ.tə.bl̩].
How do you pronounce charitable in American English?
In American English, charitable is pronounced /ˈtʃer.ə.t̬ə.bəl/.
How many syllables are in charitable?
Charitable has four syllables, /tʃær/ + /ɪ/ + /tə/ + /bəl/.
Where is the stress in charitable?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /tʃær/.
Do British and American English pronounce charitable the same way?
No. British English has /ˈtʃær.ɪ.tə.bəl/ and American English has /ˈtʃer.ə.t̬ə.bəl/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Charitable
Charitable has four syllables. See how charitable 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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