How To Pronounce Incredible
incredible
How To Say Incredible Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, incredible is pronounced /ɪnˈkred.ə.bəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈkr̥ed.ə.bl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪnˈkred.ə.bəl/.
Incredible has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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
Incredible has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOoo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Incredible
Transcription Tips For Incredible
- Rule 22
Words Ending In -le
When le ends a word of more than one syllable, it has the schwa /ə/.
Bible /ˈbaɪ.bəl/principle /ˈprɪn.sɪ.pəl/able /ˈeɪ.bəl/
Here. Incredible /ɪnˈkred.ə.bəl/
- 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. Incredible /ɪnˈkred.ə.bəl/
- 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. Incredible /ɪnˈkred.ə.bəl/
Questions About Incredible
How do you say incredible phonetically?
Incredible sounds like in-KRED-uh-buhl in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce incredible in British English?
In British English, incredible is pronounced /ɪnˈkred.ə.bəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈkr̥ed.ə.bl̩].
How do you pronounce incredible in American English?
In American English, incredible is pronounced /ɪnˈkred.ə.bəl/.
How many syllables are in incredible?
Incredible has four syllables, /ɪn/ + /kred/ + /ə/ + /bəl/.
Where is the stress in incredible?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /kred/.
Do British and American English pronounce incredible the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪnˈkred.ə.bəl/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Incredible
Incredible has four syllables. See how incredible divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
Nearby Words
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