How To Pronounce Psychological
psychological
How To Say Psychological Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, psychological is pronounced /ˌsaɪ.kəˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌsaɪ.kəˈlʷɒdʒ.ɪ.kl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌsaɪ.kəˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/.
Psychological 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
Psychological 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 Psychological
Transcription Tips For Psychological
- Rule 29
The Letter y
The letter y before a vowel is usually a consonant, /j/. After a consonant it is usually a vowel.
yes /jes/yam /jæm/city /ˈsɪt.i/
Here. Psychological /ˌsaɪ.kəˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/
- 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. Psychological /ˌsaɪ.kəˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.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. Psychological /ˌsaɪ.kəˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.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. Psychological /ˌsaɪ.kəˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/
Questions About Psychological
How do you say psychological phonetically?
Psychological sounds like sy-kuh-LOJ-i-kuhl in British English and sy-kuh-LAH-ji-kuhl in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce psychological in British English?
In British English, psychological is pronounced /ˌsaɪ.kəˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌsaɪ.kəˈlʷɒdʒ.ɪ.kl̩].
How do you pronounce psychological in American English?
In American English, psychological is pronounced /ˌsaɪ.kəˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/.
How many syllables are in psychological?
Psychological has five syllables, /saɪ/ + /kə/ + /lɒdʒ/ + /ɪ/ + /kəl/.
Where is the stress in psychological?
The main stress is on the third syllable, /lɒdʒ/.
Do British and American English pronounce psychological the same way?
No. British English has /ˌsaɪ.kəˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/ and American English has /ˌsaɪ.kəˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Psychological
Psychological has five syllables. See how psychological divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern ooOoo
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