How To Pronounce Incorrigible
incorrigible
In British English, incorrigible is pronounced /ɪnˈkɒr.ɪ.dʒə.bəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈkʰʷɒr.ɪ.dʒə.bl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪnˈkɔːr.ə.dʒə.bəl/.
Incorrigible has five syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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
Incorrigible has five syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOooo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Incorrigible
How do you pronounce incorrigible in British English?
In British English, incorrigible is pronounced /ɪnˈkɒr.ɪ.dʒə.bəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈkʰʷɒr.ɪ.dʒə.bl̩].
How do you pronounce incorrigible in American English?
In American English, incorrigible is pronounced /ɪnˈkɔːr.ə.dʒə.bəl/.
How many syllables are in incorrigible?
Incorrigible has five syllables, /ɪn/ + /kɒr/ + /ɪ/ + /dʒə/ + /bəl/.
Where is the stress in incorrigible?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /kɒr/.
Do British and American English pronounce incorrigible the same way?
No. British English has /ɪnˈkɒr.ɪ.dʒə.bəl/ and American English has /ɪnˈkɔːr.ə.dʒə.bəl/.
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