How To Pronounce Empirical
empirical
In British English, empirical is pronounced /ɪmˈpɪr.ɪ.kəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃mˈpʰɪr.ɪ.kl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪmˈpɪr.ɪ.kəl/.
Empirical has four 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
Empirical 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.
Words That Rhyme With Empirical
Questions About Empirical
How do you pronounce empirical in British English?
In British English, empirical is pronounced /ɪmˈpɪr.ɪ.kəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃mˈpʰɪr.ɪ.kl̩].
How do you pronounce empirical in American English?
In American English, empirical is pronounced /ɪmˈpɪr.ɪ.kəl/.
How many syllables are in empirical?
Empirical has four syllables, /ɪm/ + /pɪr/ + /ɪ/ + /kəl/.
Where is the stress in empirical?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /pɪr/.
Do British and American English pronounce empirical the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪmˈpɪr.ɪ.kəl/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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