How To Pronounce Nonrenewable

nonrenewable

UK
Phonemic
/ˌnɒn.rɪˈnjuː.ə.bəl/
Phonetic
[ˌnʷɒ̃n.rɪˈnjʷuː.ə.bl̩]
US
Phonemic
/ˌnɑːn.rɪˈnuː.ə.bəl/

How To Say Nonrenewable Phonetically

UKnon-ri-NYOO-uh-buhl
USnahn-ri-NOO-uh-buhl

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

In British English, nonrenewable is pronounced /ˌnɒn.rɪˈnjuː.ə.bəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌnʷɒ̃n.rɪˈnjʷuː.ə.bl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌnɑːn.rɪˈnuː.ə.bəl/.

Nonrenewable has five syllables, and the main stress falls on the third 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

nɒnrɪnjuːəbəl

Nonrenewable has five syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the third syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is ooOoo, where O is the stressed syllable.

Words That Rhyme With Nonrenewable

Transcription Tips For Nonrenewable

  1. Rule 22

    Words Ending In -le

    When le ends a word of more than one syllable, it has the schwa /ə/.

    Bible /ˈbaɪ.bəl/principle /ˈprɪn.sɪ.pəl/able /ˈeɪ.bəl/

    Here. Nonrenewable /ˌnɒn.rɪˈnjuː.ə.bəl/

  2. 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. Nonrenewable /ˌnɒn.rɪˈnjuː.ə.bəl/

  3. 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. Nonrenewable /ˌnɒn.rɪˈnjuː.ə.bəl/

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Questions About Nonrenewable

How do you say nonrenewable phonetically?

Nonrenewable sounds like non-ri-NYOO-uh-buhl in British English and nahn-ri-NOO-uh-buhl in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.

How do you pronounce nonrenewable in British English?

In British English, nonrenewable is pronounced /ˌnɒn.rɪˈnjuː.ə.bəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌnʷɒ̃n.rɪˈnjʷuː.ə.bl̩].

How do you pronounce nonrenewable in American English?

In American English, nonrenewable is pronounced /ˌnɑːn.rɪˈnuː.ə.bəl/.

How many syllables are in nonrenewable?

Nonrenewable has five syllables, /nɒn/ + /rɪ/ + /njuː/ + /ə/ + /bəl/.

Where is the stress in nonrenewable?

The main stress is on the third syllable, /njuː/.

Do British and American English pronounce nonrenewable the same way?

No. British English has /ˌnɒn.rɪˈnjuː.ə.bəl/ and American English has /ˌnɑːn.rɪˈnuː.ə.bəl/.

Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Nonrenewable

Nonrenewable has five syllables. See how nonrenewable divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.

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