How To Pronounce Feeble

feeble

Phonemic

/ˈfiː.bəl/

Phonetic

[ˈfiː.bl̩]

Phonemic

/ˈfiː.bəl/

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

Feeble has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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

fiːbəl

Feeble has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.

feeble + -er

-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English. The /ə/ before the /l/ drops out, so the /l/ and the ending share a syllable.

/ˈfiː.blə/

/ˈfiː.blɚ/

feeble + -est

-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/. The /ə/ before the /l/ drops out, so the /l/ and the ending share a syllable.

/ˈfiː.blɪst/

Questions About Feeble

How do you pronounce feeble in British English?

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

How do you pronounce feeble in American English?

In American English, feeble is pronounced /ˈfiː.bəl/.

How many syllables are in feeble?

Feeble has two syllables, /fiː/ + /bəl/.

Where is the stress in feeble?

The main stress is on the first syllable, /fiː/.

Do British and American English pronounce feeble the same way?

Yes. Both are /ˈfiː.bəl/.

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