How to pronounce “credible”
Say “credible” in 3 beats
credible
/ˈkɹɛdəbəl/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kɹɛdɪbəl/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- credkɹɛstress
- ibdə
- lebəl
- IPA (American)
- /ˈkɹɛdəbəl/
- IPA (British)
- /kɹɛdɪbəl/
- Respelling
- KRE-duh-buhl
- Syllables
- 3 — CRED-ib-le
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: CRED-ib-le. “cred” 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
/ˈkɹɛdəbəl/
/kɹɛdɪbəl/
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What “credible” means
- adjective
capable of being believed
“completely credible testimony”
- adjective
(a common but incorrect usage where `credulous' would be appropriate) credulous
“she was not the...credible fool he expected”
- adjective
appearing to merit belief or acceptance
“a credible witness”
Say it in a sentence
“Her account of the evening sounded entirely credible to me.”“credible”, answered
How do you pronounce “credible”?
“credible” is pronounced /ˈkɹɛdəbəl/ (KRE-duh-buhl) in American English and /kɹɛdɪbəl/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “cred”. Build it as CRED-ib-le, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “credible” have?
3: cred · ib · le. The beat lands on the first, “cred”.
Is “credible” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈkɹɛdəbəl/ (KRE-duh-buhl); British English says /kɹɛdɪbəl/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “credible” mean?
As an adjective: capable of being believed For example: “completely credible testimony” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “credible”?
Stress the first syllable: CRED-ib-le. “cred” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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