How To Pronounce Clinical
clinical
How To Say Clinical Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, clinical is pronounced /ˈklɪn.ə.kəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈkl̥ɪ̃n.ə.kl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈklɪn.ə.kəl/.
Clinical has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Clinical has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Ooo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Clinical
Transcription Tips For Clinical
- 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. Clinical /ˈklɪn.ə.kəl/
- 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. Clinical /ˈklɪn.ə.kəl/
- 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. Clinical /ˈklɪn.ə.kəl/
Questions About Clinical
How do you say clinical phonetically?
Clinical sounds like KLIN-uh-kuhl in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce clinical in British English?
In British English, clinical is pronounced /ˈklɪn.ə.kəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈkl̥ɪ̃n.ə.kl̩].
How do you pronounce clinical in American English?
In American English, clinical is pronounced /ˈklɪn.ə.kəl/.
How many syllables are in clinical?
Clinical has three syllables, /klɪn/ + /ə/ + /kəl/.
Where is the stress in clinical?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /klɪn/.
Do British and American English pronounce clinical the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈklɪn.ə.kəl/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Clinical
Clinical has three syllables. See how clinical divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
Nearby Words
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