How To Pronounce Polemical
polemical
How To Say Polemical Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, polemical is pronounced /pəˈlem.ə.kəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pəˈlẽm.ə.kl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /pəˈlem.ə.kəl/.
Polemical 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
Polemical 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 Polemical
- Rule 21
Words Ending In -al
When a word of more than one syllable ends with al, the a is the schwa /ə/.
local /ˈləʊ.kəl/legal /ˈliː.ɡəl/principal /ˈprɪn.sɪ.pəl/
Here. Polemical /pəˈlem.ə.kəl/
- 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. Polemical /pəˈlem.ə.kəl/
- 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. Polemical /pəˈlem.ə.kəl/
Questions About Polemical
How do you say polemical phonetically?
Polemical sounds like puh-LEM-uh-kuhl in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce polemical in British English?
In British English, polemical is pronounced /pəˈlem.ə.kəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pəˈlẽm.ə.kl̩].
How do you pronounce polemical in American English?
In American English, polemical is pronounced /pəˈlem.ə.kəl/.
How many syllables are in polemical?
Polemical has four syllables, /pə/ + /lem/ + /ə/ + /kəl/.
Where is the stress in polemical?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /lem/.
Do British and American English pronounce polemical the same way?
Yes. Both are /pəˈlem.ə.kəl/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Polemical
Polemical has four syllables. See how polemical 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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