How To Pronounce Crucial
crucial
In British English, crucial is pronounced /ˈkruː.ʃəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈkr̥ʷuː.ʃl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈkruː.ʃəl/.
Crucial has two 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
Crucial has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Crucial
How do you pronounce crucial in British English?
In British English, crucial is pronounced /ˈkruː.ʃəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈkr̥ʷuː.ʃl̩].
How do you pronounce crucial in American English?
In American English, crucial is pronounced /ˈkruː.ʃəl/.
How many syllables are in crucial?
Crucial has two syllables, /kruː/ + /ʃəl/.
Where is the stress in crucial?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /kruː/.
Do British and American English pronounce crucial the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈkruː.ʃəl/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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