How To Pronounce Incurable
incurable
In British English, incurable is pronounced /ɪnˈkjʊə.rə.bəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈkj̥ʷʊəʴ.rə.bl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪnˈkjʊr.ə.bəl/.
Incurable has four 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
Incurable 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.
Questions About Incurable
How do you pronounce incurable in British English?
In British English, incurable is pronounced /ɪnˈkjʊə.rə.bəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈkj̥ʷʊəʴ.rə.bl̩].
How do you pronounce incurable in American English?
In American English, incurable is pronounced /ɪnˈkjʊr.ə.bəl/.
How many syllables are in incurable?
Incurable has four syllables, /ɪn/ + /kjʊə/ + /rə/ + /bəl/.
Where is the stress in incurable?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /kjʊə/.
Do British and American English pronounce incurable the same way?
No. British English has /ɪnˈkjʊə.rə.bəl/ and American English has /ɪnˈkjʊr.ə.bəl/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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