How To Pronounce Unreasonable
unreasonable
How To Say Unreasonable Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, unreasonable is pronounced /ʌnˈriːz.nə.bəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ʌ̃nˈriːz.nə.bl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ʌnˈriːz.nə.bəl/.
Unreasonable 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
Unreasonable 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.
Transcription Tips For Unreasonable
- Rule 22
Words Ending In -le
When le ends a word of more than one syllable, it has the schwa /ə/.
Bible /ˈbaɪ.bəl/principle /ˈprɪn.sɪ.pəl/able /ˈeɪ.bəl/
Here. Unreasonable /ʌnˈriːz.nə.bəl/
- 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. Unreasonable /ʌnˈriːz.nə.bəl/
- 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. Unreasonable /ʌnˈriːz.nə.bəl/
Questions About Unreasonable
How do you say unreasonable phonetically?
Unreasonable sounds like un-REEZ-nuh-buhl in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce unreasonable in British English?
In British English, unreasonable is pronounced /ʌnˈriːz.nə.bəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ʌ̃nˈriːz.nə.bl̩].
How do you pronounce unreasonable in American English?
In American English, unreasonable is pronounced /ʌnˈriːz.nə.bəl/.
How many syllables are in unreasonable?
Unreasonable has four syllables, /ʌn/ + /riːz/ + /nə/ + /bəl/.
Where is the stress in unreasonable?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /riːz/.
Do British and American English pronounce unreasonable the same way?
Yes. Both are /ʌnˈriːz.nə.bəl/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Unreasonable
Unreasonable has four syllables. See how unreasonable divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
Nearby Words
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