How To Pronounce Ideological

ideological

UK
Phonemic
/ˌaɪ.di.əˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/
Phonetic
[ˌaɪ.di.əˈlʷɒdʒ.ɪ.kl̩]
US
Phonemic
/ˌaɪ.di.əˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/

How To Say Ideological Phonetically

UKeye-dee-uh-LOJ-i-kuhl
USeye-dee-uh-LAH-ji-kuhl

Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.

In British English, ideological is pronounced /ˌaɪ.di.əˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌaɪ.di.əˈlʷɒdʒ.ɪ.kl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌaɪ.di.əˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/.

Ideological has six syllables, and the main stress falls on the fourth 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

aɪdiəlɒdʒɪkəl

Ideological has six syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the fourth syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oooOoo, where O is the stressed syllable.

Words That Rhyme With Ideological

Transcription Tips For Ideological

  1. 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. Ideological /ˌaɪ.di.əˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/

  2. 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. Ideological /ˌaɪ.di.əˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/

  3. 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. Ideological /ˌaɪ.di.əˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/

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Questions About Ideological

How do you say ideological phonetically?

Ideological sounds like eye-dee-uh-LOJ-i-kuhl in British English and eye-dee-uh-LAH-ji-kuhl in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.

How do you pronounce ideological in British English?

In British English, ideological is pronounced /ˌaɪ.di.əˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌaɪ.di.əˈlʷɒdʒ.ɪ.kl̩].

How do you pronounce ideological in American English?

In American English, ideological is pronounced /ˌaɪ.di.əˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/.

How many syllables are in ideological?

Ideological has six syllables, /aɪ/ + /di/ + /ə/ + /lɒdʒ/ + /ɪ/ + /kəl/.

Where is the stress in ideological?

The main stress is on the fourth syllable, /lɒdʒ/.

Do British and American English pronounce ideological the same way?

No. British English has /ˌaɪ.di.əˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/ and American English has /ˌaɪ.di.əˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/.

Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Ideological

Ideological has six syllables. See how ideological divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.

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