How To Pronounce Eventual
eventual
In British English, eventual is pronounced /ɪˈven.tʃu.əl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪˈvẽn.tʃʷu.əɫ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪˈven.tʃu.əl/.
Eventual 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
Eventual 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 Eventual
How do you pronounce eventual in British English?
In British English, eventual is pronounced /ɪˈven.tʃu.əl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪˈvẽn.tʃʷu.əɫ].
How do you pronounce eventual in American English?
In American English, eventual is pronounced /ɪˈven.tʃu.əl/.
How many syllables are in eventual?
Eventual has four syllables, /ɪ/ + /ven/ + /tʃu/ + /əl/.
Where is the stress in eventual?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /ven/.
Do British and American English pronounce eventual the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪˈven.tʃu.əl/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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