How to pronounce “credulous”
Say “credulous” in 3 beats
credulous
/ˈkɹɛdʒələs/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kɹɛdjʊləs/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- credkɹɛstress
- uldʒə
- ousləs
- IPA (American)
- /ˈkɹɛdʒələs/
- IPA (British)
- /kɹɛdjʊləs/
- Respelling
- KRE-juh-luhs
- Syllables
- 3 — CRED-ul-ous
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: CRED-ul-ous. “cred” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ˈkɹɛdʒələs/
/kɹɛdjʊləs/
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What “credulous” means
- adjective
disposed to believe on little evidence
“the gimmick would convince none but the most credulous”
- adjective
showing a lack of judgment or experience
“so credulous he believes everything he reads”
Say it in a sentence
“A credulous buyer paid twice what the old car was worth.”“credulous”, answered
How do you pronounce “credulous”?
“credulous” is pronounced /ˈkɹɛdʒələs/ (KRE-juh-luhs) in American English and /kɹɛdjʊləs/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “cred”. Build it as CRED-ul-ous, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “credulous” have?
3: cred · ul · ous. The beat lands on the first, “cred”.
Is “credulous” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈkɹɛdʒələs/ (KRE-juh-luhs); British English says /kɹɛdjʊləs/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “credulous” mean?
As an adjective: disposed to believe on little evidence For example: “the gimmick would convince none but the most credulous” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “credulous”?
Stress the first syllable: CRED-ul-ous. “cred” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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