How to pronounce “gradual”
Say “gradual” in 3 beats
gradual
/ˈɡɹædʒuəl/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɡɹadʒuːəl/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɡɹæɡɹæstress
- dʒudʒu
- ələl
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɡɹædʒuəl/
- IPA (British)
- /ɡɹadʒuːəl/
- Respelling
- GRA-joo-uhl
- Syllables
- 3 — ꞬɹÆ-dʒu-əl
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: ꞬɹÆ-dʒu-əl. “ɡɹæ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈɡɹædʒuəl/
/ɡɹadʒuːəl/
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What “gradual” means
- noun
(Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass
- adjective
proceeding in small stages
“a gradual increase in prices”
- adjective
(of a topographical gradient) not steep or abrupt
“a gradual slope”
Say it in a sentence
“There was a gradual shift towards working from home.”“gradual”, answered
How do you pronounce “gradual”?
“gradual” is pronounced /ˈɡɹædʒuəl/ (GRA-joo-uhl) in American English and /ɡɹadʒuːəl/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ɡɹæ”. Build it as ꞬɹÆ-dʒu-əl, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “gradual” have?
3: ɡɹæ · dʒu · əl. The beat lands on the first, “ɡɹæ”.
Is “gradual” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈɡɹædʒuəl/ (GRA-joo-uhl); British English says /ɡɹadʒuːəl/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “gradual” mean?
As a noun: (Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass For example: “There was a gradual shift towards working from home.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “gradual”?
Stress the first syllable: ꞬɹÆ-dʒu-əl. “ɡɹæ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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