How to pronounce “extracurricular”
Say “extracurricular” in 6 beats
extracurricular
/ˌɛkstɹəkɚˈɪkjəlɚ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɛkstɹəkəɹɪkjʊlə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- extɛk
- racstɹə
- urkɚ
- ricɪstress
- ulkjə
- arlɚ
- IPA (American)
- /ˌɛkstɹəkɚˈɪkjəlɚ/
- IPA (British)
- /ɛkstɹəkəɹɪkjʊlə/
- Respelling
- ek-struh-kuh-I-kyuh-luh
- Syllables
- 6 — ext-rac-ur-RIC-ul-ar
- Stress
- Stress the fourth syllable: ext-rac-ur-RIC-ul-ar. “ric” 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
/ˌɛkstɹəkɚˈɪkjəlɚ/
/ɛkstɹəkəɹɪkjʊlə/
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What “extracurricular” means
- adjective
outside the regular academic curriculum
“sports and drama are popular extracurricular activities”
- adjective
outside the regular duties of your job or profession
- adjective
characterized by adultery
“an adulterous relationship”
Say it in a sentence
“Her extracurricular work mattered as much as her grades.”“extracurricular”, answered
How do you pronounce “extracurricular”?
“extracurricular” is pronounced /ˌɛkstɹəkɚˈɪkjəlɚ/ (ek-struh-kuh-I-kyuh-luh) in American English and /ɛkstɹəkəɹɪkjʊlə/ in British English — 6 syllables, stressed on “ric”. Build it as ext-rac-ur-RIC-ul-ar, then run the fourth syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “extracurricular” have?
6: ext · rac · ur · ric · ul · ar. The beat lands on the fourth, “ric”.
Is “extracurricular” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌɛkstɹəkɚˈɪkjəlɚ/ (ek-struh-kuh-I-kyuh-luh); British English says /ɛkstɹəkəɹɪkjʊlə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “extracurricular” mean?
As an adjective: outside the regular academic curriculum For example: “sports and drama are popular extracurricular activities” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “extracurricular”?
Stress the fourth syllable: ext-rac-ur-RIC-ul-ar. “ric” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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