How To Pronounce Luxurious
luxurious
How To Say Luxurious Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, luxurious is pronounced /lʌɡˈʒʊə.ri.əs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [lʌɡˈʒʷʊə.ri.əs]. In American English, it is pronounced /lʌɡˈʒʊr.i.əs/.
Luxurious 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
Luxurious 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.
Words That Rhyme With Luxurious
Transcription Tips For Luxurious
- Rule 24
The Letter x
The letter x is either /ks/ or /ɡz/. It is /ks/ in six, box and extreme, and /ɡz/ in exam, exit and exhaust.
six /sɪks/box /bɒks/extreme /ɪkˈstriːm/
Luxurious is an exception. It is /lʌɡˈʒʊə.ri.əs/ in British English.
- 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. Luxurious /lʌɡˈʒʊə.ri.əs/
- 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. Luxurious /lʌɡˈʒʊə.ri.əs/
Questions About Luxurious
How do you say luxurious phonetically?
Luxurious sounds like lug-ZHOOR-ree-uhs in British English and lug-ZHOOR-ee-uhs in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce luxurious in British English?
In British English, luxurious is pronounced /lʌɡˈʒʊə.ri.əs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [lʌɡˈʒʷʊə.ri.əs].
How do you pronounce luxurious in American English?
In American English, luxurious is pronounced /lʌɡˈʒʊr.i.əs/.
How many syllables are in luxurious?
Luxurious has four syllables, /lʌɡ/ + /ʒʊə/ + /ri/ + /əs/.
Where is the stress in luxurious?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /ʒʊə/.
Do British and American English pronounce luxurious the same way?
No. British English has /lʌɡˈʒʊə.ri.əs/ and American English has /lʌɡˈʒʊr.i.əs/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Luxurious
Luxurious has four syllables. See how luxurious divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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