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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “incredulous”

“incredulous” is pronounced /ˌɪnˈkɹɛdʒələs/ (in-KRE-juh-luhs) in American English and /ɪŋkɹɛdjʊləs/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “red”.
The sound

Say “incredulous” in 4 beats

Say it like this

incredulous

/ˌɪnˈkɹɛdʒələs/

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

4 beats
  1. incɪn
  2. redkɹɛstress
  3. uldʒə
  4. ousləs
IPA (American)
/ˌɪnˈkɹɛdʒələs/
IPA (British)
/ɪŋkɹɛdjʊləs/
Respelling
in-KRE-juh-luhs
Syllables
4 — inc-RED-ul-ous
Stress
Stress the second syllable: inc-RED-ul-ous. “red” 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

/ˌɪnˈkɹɛdʒələs/

British

/ɪŋkɹɛdjʊləs/

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Meaning

What “incredulous” means

  1. adjective

    not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving

Say it in a sentence

“She gave me an incredulous look and asked me again.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

9 sounds, in the order you say them
ɪshort innkkɹrɛshort edʒjəschwa×2llss

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Questions

“incredulous”, answered

How do you pronounce “incredulous”?

“incredulous” is pronounced /ˌɪnˈkɹɛdʒələs/ (in-KRE-juh-luhs) in American English and /ɪŋkɹɛdjʊləs/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “red”. Build it as inc-RED-ul-ous, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “incredulous” have?

4: inc · red · ul · ous. The beat lands on the second, “red”.

Is “incredulous” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˌɪnˈkɹɛdʒələs/ (in-KRE-juh-luhs); British English says /ɪŋkɹɛdjʊləs/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “incredulous” mean?

As an adjective: not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving For example: “She gave me an incredulous look and asked me again.”

Where is the stress in “incredulous”?

Stress the second syllable: inc-RED-ul-ous. “red” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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