How To Pronounce Miraculous

miraculous

UK
Phonemic
/məˈræk.jə.ləs/
Phonetic
[məˈræk.jə.ləs]
US
Phonemic
/məˈræk.jə.ləs/

How To Say Miraculous Phonetically

UKmuh-RAK-yuh-luhs

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

In British English, miraculous is pronounced /məˈræk.jə.ləs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [məˈræk.jə.ləs]. In American English, it is pronounced /məˈræk.jə.ləs/.

Miraculous has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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

mərækjələs

Miraculous 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.

Transcription Tips For Miraculous

  1. 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. Miraculous /məˈræk.jə.ləs/

  2. 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. Miraculous /məˈræk.jə.ləs/

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Questions About Miraculous

How do you say miraculous phonetically?

Miraculous sounds like muh-RAK-yuh-luhs in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.

How do you pronounce miraculous in British English?

In British English, miraculous is pronounced /məˈræk.jə.ləs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [məˈræk.jə.ləs].

How do you pronounce miraculous in American English?

In American English, miraculous is pronounced /məˈræk.jə.ləs/.

How many syllables are in miraculous?

Miraculous has four syllables, /mə/ + /ræk/ + /jə/ + /ləs/.

Where is the stress in miraculous?

The main stress is on the second syllable, /ræk/.

Do British and American English pronounce miraculous the same way?

Yes. Both are /məˈræk.jə.ləs/.

Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Miraculous

Miraculous has four syllables. See how miraculous divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.

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