How to pronounce “jewelry”
Say “jewelry” in 3 beats
jewelry
/ˈdʒuəlɹi/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˈdʒuːəlɹi/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- jewdʒustress
- eləl
- ryɹi
- IPA (American)
- /ˈdʒuəlɹi/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈdʒuːəlɹi/
- Also accepted
- /ˈdʒulɹi/
- Also accepted
- /ˈdʒulɚi/
- Respelling
- JOO-uhl-ree
- Syllables
- 3 — JEW-el-ry
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: JEW-el-ry. “jew” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈdʒuəlɹi/
/ˈdʒuːəlɹi/
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Where “jewelry” goes wrong
- Often heard
“joo-LER-ee”
the order is JOO-uhl-ree, never joo-LER-ee
- Often heard
“JOO-luh-ree”
the vowel order is oo then uhl: JOO-uhl-ree
What “jewelry” means
- noun
an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems)
Say it in a sentence
“She keeps her mother's jewelry in a wooden box by the window.”“jewelry”, answered
How do you pronounce “jewelry”?
“jewelry” is pronounced /ˈdʒuəlɹi/ (JOO-uhl-ree) in American English and /ˈdʒuːəlɹi/ in British English, and /ˈdʒulɹi/ and /ˈdʒulɚi/ are also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “jew”. Build it as JEW-el-ry, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “jewelry” have?
3: jew · el · ry. The beat lands on the first, “jew”.
Is “jewelry” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈdʒuəlɹi/ (JOO-uhl-ree); British English says /ˈdʒuːəlɹi/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “jewelry” mean?
As a noun: an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems) For example: “She keeps her mother's jewelry in a wooden box by the window.”
Where is the stress in “jewelry”?
Stress the first syllable: JEW-el-ry. “jew” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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