How To Pronounce Valuable
valuable
In British English, valuable is pronounced /ˈvæl.ju.ə.bəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈvæl.jʷu.ə.bl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈvæl.ju.ə.bəl/.
Valuable has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Valuable has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oooo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Valuable
How do you pronounce valuable in British English?
In British English, valuable is pronounced /ˈvæl.ju.ə.bəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈvæl.jʷu.ə.bl̩].
How do you pronounce valuable in American English?
In American English, valuable is pronounced /ˈvæl.ju.ə.bəl/.
How many syllables are in valuable?
Valuable has four syllables, /væl/ + /ju/ + /ə/ + /bəl/.
Where is the stress in valuable?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /væl/.
Do British and American English pronounce valuable the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈvæl.ju.ə.bəl/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oooo
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