How To Pronounce Ridiculous
ridiculous
In British English, ridiculous is pronounced /rɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs]. In American English, it is pronounced /rɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/.
Ridiculous 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
Ridiculous 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.
Questions About Ridiculous
How do you pronounce ridiculous in British English?
In British English, ridiculous is pronounced /rɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs].
How do you pronounce ridiculous in American English?
In American English, ridiculous is pronounced /rɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/.
How many syllables are in ridiculous?
Ridiculous has four syllables, /rɪ/ + /dɪk/ + /jə/ + /ləs/.
Where is the stress in ridiculous?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /dɪk/.
Do British and American English pronounce ridiculous the same way?
Yes. Both are /rɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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