How to pronounce “caramel”
Say “caramel” in 3 beats
caramel
/ˈkæɹəməl/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˈkaɹəmɛl/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- carkæstress
- amɹə
- elməl
- IPA (American)
- /ˈkæɹəməl/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈkaɹəmɛl/
- Also accepted
- /ˈkɑɹməl/
- Respelling
- KA-ruh-muhl
- Syllables
- 3 — CAR-am-el
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: CAR-am-el. “car” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈkæɹəməl/
/ˈkaɹəmɛl/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
Also accepted
/ˈkɑɹməl/Where “caramel” goes wrong
- Often heard
“CAR-mul”
three syllables in careful speech, though two is common in America
What “caramel” means
- noun
firm chewy candy made from caramelized sugar and butter and milk
- noun
burnt sugar; used to color and flavor food
- noun
a medium to dark tan color
Say it in a sentence
“The sauce turns to caramel if you let the sugar darken.”“caramel”, answered
How do you pronounce “caramel”?
“caramel” is pronounced /ˈkæɹəməl/ (KA-ruh-muhl) in American English and /ˈkaɹəmɛl/ in British English, and /ˈkɑɹməl/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “car”. Build it as CAR-am-el, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “caramel” have?
3: car · am · el. The beat lands on the first, “car”.
Is “caramel” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈkæɹəməl/ (KA-ruh-muhl); British English says /ˈkaɹəmɛl/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “caramel” mean?
As a noun: firm chewy candy made from caramelized sugar and butter and milk For example: “The sauce turns to caramel if you let the sugar darken.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “caramel”?
Stress the first syllable: CAR-am-el. “car” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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