How To Pronounce Practicable
practicable
How To Say Practicable Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, practicable is pronounced /ˈpræk.tə.kə.bəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈpr̥æk.tə.kə.bl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈpræk.tə.kə.bəl/.
Practicable has four 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
Practicable has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oooo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Transcription Tips For Practicable
- 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. Practicable /ˈpræk.tə.kə.bəl/
- 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. Practicable /ˈpræk.tə.kə.bəl/
- 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. Practicable /ˈpræk.tə.kə.bəl/
Questions About Practicable
How do you say practicable phonetically?
Practicable sounds like PRAK-tuh-kuh-buhl in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce practicable in British English?
In British English, practicable is pronounced /ˈpræk.tə.kə.bəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈpr̥æk.tə.kə.bl̩].
How do you pronounce practicable in American English?
In American English, practicable is pronounced /ˈpræk.tə.kə.bəl/.
How many syllables are in practicable?
Practicable has four syllables, /præk/ + /tə/ + /kə/ + /bəl/.
Where is the stress in practicable?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /præk/.
Do British and American English pronounce practicable the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈpræk.tə.kə.bəl/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Practicable
Practicable has four syllables. See how practicable 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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