How to pronounce “insular”
Say “insular” in 3 beats
insular
/ˈɪnsəlɚ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɪnsjuːlə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- inɪnstress
- sulsə
- arlɚ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɪnsəlɚ/
- IPA (British)
- /ɪnsjuːlə/
- Respelling
- IN-suh-luh
- Syllables
- 3 — IN-sul-ar
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: IN-sul-ar. “in” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈɪnsəlɚ/
/ɪnsjuːlə/
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What “insular” means
- adjective
relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island
“insular territories”
- adjective
suggestive of the isolated life of an island; - Leonard Michaels
“an exceedingly insular man; so deeply private as to seem inaccessible to the scrutiny of a novelist”
- adjective
narrowly restricted in outlook or scope
“little sympathy with parochial mentality”
Say it in a sentence
“Village life can become insular if nobody ever leaves.”“insular”, answered
How do you pronounce “insular”?
“insular” is pronounced /ˈɪnsəlɚ/ (IN-suh-luh) in American English and /ɪnsjuːlə/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “in”. Build it as IN-sul-ar, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “insular” have?
3: in · sul · ar. The beat lands on the first, “in”.
Is “insular” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈɪnsəlɚ/ (IN-suh-luh); British English says /ɪnsjuːlə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “insular” mean?
As an adjective: relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island For example: “insular territories” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “insular”?
Stress the first syllable: IN-sul-ar. “in” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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