How To Pronounce Legal
legal
In British English, legal is pronounced /ˈliː.ɡəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈliː.ɡl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈliː.ɡəl/.
Legal has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Legal has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Legal
Questions About Legal
How do you pronounce legal in British English?
In British English, legal is pronounced /ˈliː.ɡəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈliː.ɡl̩].
How do you pronounce legal in American English?
In American English, legal is pronounced /ˈliː.ɡəl/.
How many syllables are in legal?
Legal has two syllables, /liː/ + /ɡəl/.
Where is the stress in legal?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /liː/.
Do British and American English pronounce legal the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈliː.ɡəl/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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