How To Pronounce Intercultural

intercultural

UK
Phonemic
/ˌɪn.təˈkʌl.tʃə.rəl/
Phonetic
[ˌɪ̃n.təʴˈkʰʌɫ.tʃə.rl̩]
US
Phonemic
/ˌɪn.t̬ɚˈkʌl.tʃə.rəl/

How To Say Intercultural Phonetically

UKin-tuh-KUL-chuh-ruhl
USin-ter-KUL-chuh-ruhl

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

In British English, intercultural is pronounced /ˌɪn.təˈkʌl.tʃə.rəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌɪ̃n.təʴˈkʰʌɫ.tʃə.rl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌɪn.t̬ɚˈkʌl.tʃə.rəl/.

Intercultural has five syllables, and the main stress falls on the third 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

ɪntəkʌltʃərəl

Intercultural has five syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the third syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is ooOoo, where O is the stressed syllable.

Words That Rhyme With Intercultural

Transcription Tips For Intercultural

  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. Intercultural /ˌɪn.təˈkʌl.tʃə.rəl/

  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. Intercultural /ˌɪn.təˈkʌl.tʃə.rəl/

  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. Intercultural /ˌɪn.təˈkʌl.tʃə.rəl/

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Questions About Intercultural

How do you say intercultural phonetically?

Intercultural sounds like in-tuh-KUL-chuh-ruhl in British English and in-ter-KUL-chuh-ruhl in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.

How do you pronounce intercultural in British English?

In British English, intercultural is pronounced /ˌɪn.təˈkʌl.tʃə.rəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌɪ̃n.təʴˈkʰʌɫ.tʃə.rl̩].

How do you pronounce intercultural in American English?

In American English, intercultural is pronounced /ˌɪn.t̬ɚˈkʌl.tʃə.rəl/.

How many syllables are in intercultural?

Intercultural has five syllables, /ɪn/ + /tə/ + /kʌl/ + /tʃə/ + /rəl/.

Where is the stress in intercultural?

The main stress is on the third syllable, /kʌl/.

Do British and American English pronounce intercultural the same way?

No. British English has /ˌɪn.təˈkʌl.tʃə.rəl/ and American English has /ˌɪn.t̬ɚˈkʌl.tʃə.rəl/.

Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Intercultural

Intercultural has five syllables. See how intercultural divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.

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