How To Pronounce Unable
unable
In British English, unable is pronounced /ʌnˈeɪ.bəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ʌ̃nˈeɪ.bl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ʌnˈeɪ.bəl/.
Unable 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
Unable 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.
Words That Rhyme With Unable
Questions About Unable
How do you pronounce unable in British English?
In British English, unable is pronounced /ʌnˈeɪ.bəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ʌ̃nˈeɪ.bl̩].
How do you pronounce unable in American English?
In American English, unable is pronounced /ʌnˈeɪ.bəl/.
How many syllables are in unable?
Unable has three syllables, /ʌn/ + /eɪ/ + /bəl/.
Where is the stress in unable?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /eɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce unable the same way?
Yes. Both are /ʌnˈeɪ.bəl/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
Nearby Words
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