How To Pronounce Tropical
tropical
In British English, tropical is pronounced /ˈtrɒp.ɪ.kəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈtr̥ʷɒp.ɪ.kl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈtrɑːp.ɪ.kəl/.
Tropical has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Tropical has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Ooo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Tropical
How do you pronounce tropical in British English?
In British English, tropical is pronounced /ˈtrɒp.ɪ.kəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈtr̥ʷɒp.ɪ.kl̩].
How do you pronounce tropical in American English?
In American English, tropical is pronounced /ˈtrɑːp.ɪ.kəl/.
How many syllables are in tropical?
Tropical has three syllables, /trɒp/ + /ɪ/ + /kəl/.
Where is the stress in tropical?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /trɒp/.
Do British and American English pronounce tropical the same way?
No. British English has /ˈtrɒp.ɪ.kəl/ and American English has /ˈtrɑːp.ɪ.kəl/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
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