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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “noticeable”

“noticeable” is pronounced /ˈnoʊtəsəbəl/ (NOH-tuh-suh-buhl) in American English and /nəʊtɪsəbəl/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “not”.
The sound

Say “noticeable” in 4 beats

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noticeable

/ˈnoʊtəsəbəl/

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

4 beats
  1. notnoʊstress
  2. ictə
  3. eabsə
  4. lebəl
IPA (American)
/ˈnoʊtəsəbəl/
IPA (British)
/nəʊtɪsəbəl/
Respelling
NOH-tuh-suh-buhl
Syllables
4 — NOT-ic-eab-le
Stress
Stress the first syllable: NOT-ic-eab-le. “not” 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
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈnoʊtəsəbəl/

British

/nəʊtɪsəbəl/

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Meaning

What “noticeable” means

  1. adjective

    capable or worthy of being perceived

    “noticeable shadows under her eyes”

  2. adjective

    capable of being detected

    “after a noticeable pause the lecturer continued”

  3. adjective

    undesirably noticeable

    “the obtrusive behavior of a spoiled child”

Say it in a sentence

“There was a noticeable improvement after only two weeks.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

7 sounds, in the order you say them
nnoʊlong ottəschwa×3ssbbll

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Questions

“noticeable”, answered

How do you pronounce “noticeable”?

“noticeable” is pronounced /ˈnoʊtəsəbəl/ (NOH-tuh-suh-buhl) in American English and /nəʊtɪsəbəl/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “not”. Build it as NOT-ic-eab-le, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “noticeable” have?

4: not · ic · eab · le. The beat lands on the first, “not”.

Is “noticeable” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈnoʊtəsəbəl/ (NOH-tuh-suh-buhl); British English says /nəʊtɪsəbəl/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “noticeable” mean?

As an adjective: capable or worthy of being perceived For example: “noticeable shadows under her eyes” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “noticeable”?

Stress the first syllable: NOT-ic-eab-le. “not” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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