How To Pronounce Medical
medical
In British English, medical is pronounced /ˈmed.ɪ.kəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈmed.ɪ.kl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈmed.ɪ.kəl/.
Medical has three 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
Medical has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Ooo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Medical
How do you pronounce medical in British English?
In British English, medical is pronounced /ˈmed.ɪ.kəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈmed.ɪ.kl̩].
How do you pronounce medical in American English?
In American English, medical is pronounced /ˈmed.ɪ.kəl/.
How many syllables are in medical?
Medical has three syllables, /med/ + /ɪ/ + /kəl/.
Where is the stress in medical?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /med/.
Do British and American English pronounce medical the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈmed.ɪ.kəl/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
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