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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “culpable”

“culpable” is pronounced /ˈkʌlpəbəl/ (KUL-puh-buhl) in American English and /kʌlpəbəl/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “cul”.
The sound

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culpable

/ˈkʌlpəbəl/

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

3 beats
  1. culkʌlstress
  2. pabpə
  3. lebəl
IPA (American)
/ˈkʌlpəbəl/
IPA (British)
/kʌlpəbəl/
Respelling
KUL-puh-buhl
Syllables
3 — CUL-pab-le
Stress
Stress the first syllable: CUL-pab-le. “cul” 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
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈkʌlpəbəl/

British

/kʌlpəbəl/

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Meaning

What “culpable” means

  1. adjective

    deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious

    “blameworthy if not criminal behavior”

Say it in a sentence

“The report found the contractor culpable for the long delay.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
kkʌshort ull×2ppəschwa×2bb

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Questions

“culpable”, answered

How do you pronounce “culpable”?

“culpable” is pronounced /ˈkʌlpəbəl/ (KUL-puh-buhl) in American English and /kʌlpəbəl/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “cul”. Build it as CUL-pab-le, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “culpable” have?

3: cul · pab · le. The beat lands on the first, “cul”.

Is “culpable” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈkʌlpəbəl/ (KUL-puh-buhl); British English says /kʌlpəbəl/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “culpable” mean?

As an adjective: deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious For example: “blameworthy if not criminal behavior”

Where is the stress in “culpable”?

Stress the first syllable: CUL-pab-le. “cul” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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