How To Pronounce Tribunal

tribunal

UK
Phonemic
/traɪˈbjuː.nəl/
Phonetic
[tr̥aɪˈbjʷuː.nl̩]
US
Phonemic
/traɪˈbjuː.nəl/

In British English, tribunal is pronounced /traɪˈbjuː.nəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tr̥aɪˈbjʷuː.nl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /traɪˈbjuː.nəl/.

Tribunal has three 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

traɪbjuːnəl

Tribunal has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOo, where O is the stressed syllable.

tribunal + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/traɪˈbjuː.nəlz/
US
/traɪˈbjuː.nəlz/

Questions About Tribunal

How do you pronounce tribunal in British English?

In British English, tribunal is pronounced /traɪˈbjuː.nəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tr̥aɪˈbjʷuː.nl̩].

How do you pronounce tribunal in American English?

In American English, tribunal is pronounced /traɪˈbjuː.nəl/.

How many syllables are in tribunal?

Tribunal has three syllables, /traɪ/ + /bjuː/ + /nəl/.

Where is the stress in tribunal?

The main stress is on the second syllable, /bjuː/.

Do British and American English pronounce tribunal the same way?

Yes. Both are /traɪˈbjuː.nəl/.

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