How To Pronounce Hypocritical
hypocritical
In British English, hypocritical is pronounced /ˌhɪp.əˈkrɪt.ɪ.kəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌhɪp.əˈkr̥ɪt.ɪ.kl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌhɪp.əˈkrɪt.ɪ.kəl/.
Hypocritical has five syllables, and the main stress falls on the third 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
Hypocritical has five syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the third syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is ooOoo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Hypocritical
Questions About Hypocritical
How do you pronounce hypocritical in British English?
In British English, hypocritical is pronounced /ˌhɪp.əˈkrɪt.ɪ.kəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌhɪp.əˈkr̥ɪt.ɪ.kl̩].
How do you pronounce hypocritical in American English?
In American English, hypocritical is pronounced /ˌhɪp.əˈkrɪt.ɪ.kəl/.
How many syllables are in hypocritical?
Hypocritical has five syllables, /hɪp/ + /ə/ + /krɪt/ + /ɪ/ + /kəl/.
Where is the stress in hypocritical?
The main stress is on the third syllable, /krɪt/.
Do British and American English pronounce hypocritical the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˌhɪp.əˈkrɪt.ɪ.kəl/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern ooOoo
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