How to pronounce “arduous”
Say “arduous” in 3 beats
arduous
/ˈɑɹdʒuəs/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɑːdjuːəs/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɑɹɑɹstress
- dʒudʒu
- əsəs
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɑɹdʒuəs/
- IPA (British)
- /ɑːdjuːəs/
- Respelling
- AHR-joo-uhs
- Syllables
- 3 — Ɑɹ-dʒu-əs
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: Ɑɹ-dʒu-əs. “ɑɹ” 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
/ˈɑɹdʒuəs/
/ɑːdjuːəs/
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What “arduous” means
- adjective
characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
“worked their arduous way up the mining valley”
- adjective
taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance; ; ; - F.D.Roosevelt
“his final, straining burst of speed”
- adjective
difficult to accomplish; demanding considerable mental effort and skill
“the arduous work of preparing a dictionary”
Say it in a sentence
“The climb was arduous, but the view repaid every step.”“arduous”, answered
How do you pronounce “arduous”?
“arduous” is pronounced /ˈɑɹdʒuəs/ (AHR-joo-uhs) in American English and /ɑːdjuːəs/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ɑɹ”. Build it as Ɑɹ-dʒu-əs, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “arduous” have?
3: ɑɹ · dʒu · əs. The beat lands on the first, “ɑɹ”.
Is “arduous” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈɑɹdʒuəs/ (AHR-joo-uhs); British English says /ɑːdjuːəs/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “arduous” mean?
As an adjective: characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort For example: “worked their arduous way up the mining valley” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “arduous”?
Stress the first syllable: Ɑɹ-dʒu-əs. “ɑɹ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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