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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “individual”

“individual” is pronounced /ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒəwəl/ (in-duh-VI-juh-wuhl) in American English and /ɪndɪvɪdʒuːəl/ in British English — 5 syllables, stressed on “vɪ”.
The sound

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individual

/ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒəwəl/

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

5 beats
  1. ɪnɪn
  2. dədə
  3. vɪvɪstress
  4. dʒədʒə
  5. wəlwəl
IPA (American)
/ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒəwəl/
IPA (British)
/ɪndɪvɪdʒuːəl/
Respelling
in-duh-VI-juh-wuhl
Syllables
5 — ɪn-də-VꞮ-dʒə-wəl
Stress
Stress the third syllable: ɪn-də-VꞮ-dʒə-wəl. “vɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
noun, adjective
Difficulty
Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒəwəl/

British

/ɪndɪvɪdʒuːəl/

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Meaning

What “individual” means

  1. noun

    a human being

    “there was too much for one person to do”

  2. noun

    a single organism

  3. adjective

    being or characteristic of a single thing or person

    “individual drops of rain”

Say it in a sentence

“Every individual in the queue had a different story.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

8 sounds, in the order you say them
ɪshort i×2nnddəschwa×3vvdʒjwwll

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Questions

“individual”, answered

How do you pronounce “individual”?

“individual” is pronounced /ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒəwəl/ (in-duh-VI-juh-wuhl) in American English and /ɪndɪvɪdʒuːəl/ in British English — 5 syllables, stressed on “vɪ”. Build it as ɪn-də-VꞮ-dʒə-wəl, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “individual” have?

5: ɪn · də · vɪ · dʒə · wəl. The beat lands on the third, “vɪ”.

Is “individual” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒəwəl/ (in-duh-VI-juh-wuhl); British English says /ɪndɪvɪdʒuːəl/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “individual” mean?

As a noun: a human being For example: “there was too much for one person to do” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “individual”?

Stress the third syllable: ɪn-də-VꞮ-dʒə-wəl. “vɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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