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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “credential”

“credential” is pronounced /kɹɪˈdɛnʃəl/ (kri-DEN-shuhl) in American English and /kɹɪdɛnʃəl/ in British English, and /kɹəˈdɛnʃəl/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “en”.
The sound

Say “credential” in 3 beats

Say it like this

credential

/kɹɪˈdɛnʃəl/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kɹɪdɛnʃəl/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

3 beats
  1. credkɹɪ
  2. endɛnstress
  3. tialʃəl
IPA (American)
/kɹɪˈdɛnʃəl/
IPA (British)
/kɹɪdɛnʃəl/
Also accepted
/kɹəˈdɛnʃəl/
Respelling
kri-DEN-shuhl
Syllables
3 — cred-EN-tial
Stress
Stress the second syllable: cred-EN-tial. “en” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
noun
Difficulty
Legend — spelling and sound part company here
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/kɹɪˈdɛnʃəl/

British

/kɹɪdɛnʃəl/

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Meaning

What “credential” means

  1. noun

    a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts

Say it in a sentence

“The only credential that mattered was his record of work.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

9 sounds, in the order you say them
kkɹrɪshort iddɛshort ennʃshəschwall

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Questions

“credential”, answered

How do you pronounce “credential”?

“credential” is pronounced /kɹɪˈdɛnʃəl/ (kri-DEN-shuhl) in American English and /kɹɪdɛnʃəl/ in British English, and /kɹəˈdɛnʃəl/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “en”. Build it as cred-EN-tial, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “credential” have?

3: cred · en · tial. The beat lands on the second, “en”.

Is “credential” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /kɹɪˈdɛnʃəl/ (kri-DEN-shuhl); British English says /kɹɪdɛnʃəl/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “credential” mean?

As a noun: a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts For example: “The only credential that mattered was his record of work.”

Where is the stress in “credential”?

Stress the second syllable: cred-EN-tial. “en” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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