How To Pronounce Curriculum
curriculum
In British English, curriculum is pronounced /kəˈrɪk.jʊ.ləm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kəˈrɪk.jʷʊ.lə̃m]. In American English, it is pronounced /kəˈrɪk.jə.ləm/.
Curriculum has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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
Curriculum has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOoo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Curriculum
How do you pronounce curriculum in British English?
In British English, curriculum is pronounced /kəˈrɪk.jʊ.ləm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kəˈrɪk.jʷʊ.lə̃m].
How do you pronounce curriculum in American English?
In American English, curriculum is pronounced /kəˈrɪk.jə.ləm/.
How many syllables are in curriculum?
Curriculum has four syllables, /kə/ + /rɪk/ + /jʊ/ + /ləm/.
Where is the stress in curriculum?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /rɪk/.
Do British and American English pronounce curriculum the same way?
No. British English has /kəˈrɪk.jʊ.ləm/ and American English has /kəˈrɪk.jə.ləm/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
Nearby Words
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