How To Pronounce Enable

enable

Phonemic

/ɪˈneɪ.bəl/

Phonetic

[ɪˈneɪ.bl̩]

Phonemic

/ɪˈneɪ.bəl/

In British English, enable is pronounced /ɪˈneɪ.bəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪˈneɪ.bl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪˈneɪ.bəl/.

Enable has three 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

ɪneɪbəl

Enable has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOo, where O is the stressed syllable.

enable + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/ɪˈneɪ.bəlz/

enable + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/ɪˈneɪ.bəld/

enable + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ɪˈneɪ.bəl.ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Enable

Questions About Enable

How do you pronounce enable in British English?

In British English, enable is pronounced /ɪˈneɪ.bəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪˈneɪ.bl̩].

How do you pronounce enable in American English?

In American English, enable is pronounced /ɪˈneɪ.bəl/.

How many syllables are in enable?

Enable has three syllables, /ɪ/ + /neɪ/ + /bəl/.

Where is the stress in enable?

The main stress is on the second syllable, /neɪ/.

Do British and American English pronounce enable the same way?

Yes. Both are /ɪˈneɪ.bəl/.

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