How To Pronounce Irritable
irritable
In British English, irritable is pronounced /ˈɪr.ɪ.tə.bəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈɪr.ɪ.tə.bl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈɪr.ə.t̯ə.bəl/.
Irritable has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Irritable has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oooo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Irritable
How do you pronounce irritable in British English?
In British English, irritable is pronounced /ˈɪr.ɪ.tə.bəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈɪr.ɪ.tə.bl̩].
How do you pronounce irritable in American English?
In American English, irritable is pronounced /ˈɪr.ə.t̯ə.bəl/.
How many syllables are in irritable?
Irritable has four syllables, /ɪr/ + /ɪ/ + /tə/ + /bəl/.
Where is the stress in irritable?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /ɪr/.
Do British and American English pronounce irritable the same way?
No. British English has /ˈɪr.ɪ.tə.bəl/ and American English has /ˈɪr.ə.t̯ə.bəl/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oooo
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