How to pronounce “analytical”
Say “analytical” in 5 beats
analytical
/ˌænəˈlɪtɪkəl/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /anɐlɪtɪkəl/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- anæ
- alnə
- ytlɪstress
- ictɪ
- alkəl
- IPA (American)
- /ˌænəˈlɪtɪkəl/
- IPA (British)
- /anɐlɪtɪkəl/
- Respelling
- a-nuh-LI-ti-kuhl
- Syllables
- 5 — an-al-YT-ic-al
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: an-al-YT-ic-al. “yt” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˌænəˈlɪtɪkəl/
/anɐlɪtɪkəl/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “analytical” means
- adjective
using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole--intellectual or substantial--into its elemental parts or basic principles)
“an analytic experiment”
- adjective
of a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact or experience
“`all spinsters are unmarried' is an analytic proposition”
Say it in a sentence
“His analytical approach found the fault in under an hour.”“analytical”, answered
How do you pronounce “analytical”?
“analytical” is pronounced /ˌænəˈlɪtɪkəl/ (a-nuh-LI-ti-kuhl) in American English and /anɐlɪtɪkəl/ in British English — 5 syllables, stressed on “yt”. Build it as an-al-YT-ic-al, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “analytical” have?
5: an · al · yt · ic · al. The beat lands on the third, “yt”.
Is “analytical” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌænəˈlɪtɪkəl/ (a-nuh-LI-ti-kuhl); British English says /anɐlɪtɪkəl/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “analytical” mean?
As an adjective: using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole--intellectual or substantial--into its elemental parts or basic principles) For example: “an analytic experiment” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “analytical”?
Stress the third syllable: an-al-YT-ic-al. “yt” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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