How To Pronounce Recreational
recreational
How To Say Recreational Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, recreational is pronounced /ˌrek.riˈeɪ.ʃən.əl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌrek.riˈeɪ.ʃə̃n.l̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌrek.riˈeɪ.ʃən.əl/.
Recreational has five syllables, and the main stress falls on the third 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
Recreational 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 Recreational
Transcription Tips For Recreational
- 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. Recreational /ˌrek.riˈeɪ.ʃən.əl/
- 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. Recreational /ˌrek.riˈeɪ.ʃən.əl/
- 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. Recreational /ˌrek.riˈeɪ.ʃən.əl/
Questions About Recreational
How do you say recreational phonetically?
Recreational sounds like rek-ree-AY-shuhn-uhl in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce recreational in British English?
In British English, recreational is pronounced /ˌrek.riˈeɪ.ʃən.əl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌrek.riˈeɪ.ʃə̃n.l̩].
How do you pronounce recreational in American English?
In American English, recreational is pronounced /ˌrek.riˈeɪ.ʃən.əl/.
How many syllables are in recreational?
Recreational has five syllables, /rek/ + /ri/ + /eɪ/ + /ʃən/ + /əl/.
Where is the stress in recreational?
The main stress is on the third syllable, /eɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce recreational the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˌrek.riˈeɪ.ʃən.əl/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Recreational
Recreational has five syllables. See how recreational divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern ooOoo
Nearby Words
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