How To Pronounce Exceptional
exceptional
How To Say Exceptional Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, exceptional is pronounced /ɪkˈsep.ʃən.əl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪkˈsep.ʃə̃n.l̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪkˈsep.ʃən.əl/.
Exceptional 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
Exceptional 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.
Transcription Tips For Exceptional
- Rule 24
The Letter x
The letter x is either /ks/ or /ɡz/. It is /ks/ in six, box and extreme, and /ɡz/ in exam, exit and exhaust.
six /sɪks/box /bɒks/extreme /ɪkˈstriːm/
Here. Exceptional /ɪkˈsep.ʃən.əl/
- Rule 21
Words Ending In -al
When a word of more than one syllable ends with al, the a is the schwa /ə/.
local /ˈləʊ.kəl/legal /ˈliː.ɡəl/principal /ˈprɪn.sɪ.pəl/
Here. Exceptional /ɪkˈsep.ʃən.əl/
- Rule 3
Mark The Stressed Syllable
When a word has more than one syllable, the primary stress marker must be placed before the stressed syllable. It is wrong to write /lɔː.jə/ without the stress marker.
lawyer /ˈlɔː.jə/
Here. Exceptional /ɪkˈsep.ʃən.əl/
- Rule 7
Stress Mark Replaces The Dot
Do not place a syllable boundary marker where the stress marker appears. /ðeɪ.ə.naʊ.ˈhɪə/ is not acceptable.
They are now here /ðeɪ.ə.naʊˈhɪə/
Here. Exceptional /ɪkˈsep.ʃən.əl/
Questions About Exceptional
How do you say exceptional phonetically?
Exceptional sounds like ik-SEP-shuhn-uhl in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce exceptional in British English?
In British English, exceptional is pronounced /ɪkˈsep.ʃən.əl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪkˈsep.ʃə̃n.l̩].
How do you pronounce exceptional in American English?
In American English, exceptional is pronounced /ɪkˈsep.ʃən.əl/.
How many syllables are in exceptional?
Exceptional has four syllables, /ɪk/ + /sep/ + /ʃən/ + /əl/.
Where is the stress in exceptional?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /sep/.
Do British and American English pronounce exceptional the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪkˈsep.ʃən.əl/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Exceptional
Exceptional has four syllables. See how exceptional divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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