How To Pronounce Glacial
glacial
In British English, glacial is pronounced /ˈɡleɪ.si.əl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈɡleɪ.si.əɫ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈɡleɪ.ʃəl/.
Glacial has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.
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
Glacial has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Ooo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Glacial
How do you pronounce glacial in British English?
In British English, glacial is pronounced /ˈɡleɪ.si.əl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈɡleɪ.si.əɫ].
How do you pronounce glacial in American English?
In American English, glacial is pronounced /ˈɡleɪ.ʃəl/.
How many syllables are in glacial?
Glacial has three syllables, /ɡleɪ/ + /si/ + /əl/.
Where is the stress in glacial?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /ɡleɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce glacial the same way?
No. British English has /ˈɡleɪ.si.əl/ and American English has /ˈɡleɪ.ʃəl/.
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