How To Pronounce Inimical
inimical
In British English, inimical is pronounced /ɪˈnɪm.ɪ.kəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪˈnɪ̃m.ɪ.kl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪˈnɪm.ɪ.kəl/.
Inimical 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
Inimical 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 Inimical
How do you pronounce inimical in British English?
In British English, inimical is pronounced /ɪˈnɪm.ɪ.kəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪˈnɪ̃m.ɪ.kl̩].
How do you pronounce inimical in American English?
In American English, inimical is pronounced /ɪˈnɪm.ɪ.kəl/.
How many syllables are in inimical?
Inimical has four syllables, /ɪ/ + /nɪm/ + /ɪ/ + /kəl/.
Where is the stress in inimical?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /nɪm/.
Do British and American English pronounce inimical the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪˈnɪm.ɪ.kəl/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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