How to pronounce “original”
Say “original” in 4 beats
original
/ɚˈɪdʒənəl/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /əɹɪdʒɪnəl/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- orɚ
- igɪstress
- indʒə
- alnəl
- IPA (American)
- /ɚˈɪdʒənəl/
- IPA (British)
- /əɹɪdʒɪnəl/
- Respelling
- uh-I-juh-nuhl
- Syllables
- 4 — or-IG-in-al
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: or-IG-in-al. “ig” 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
American and British are not the same here
/ɚˈɪdʒənəl/
/əɹɪdʒɪnəl/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “original” means
- noun
an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
- noun
something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies
“this painting is a copy of the original”
- adjective
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
“the original inhabitants of the Americas”
Say it in a sentence
“The museum displayed the original manuscript behind thick glass.”“original”, answered
How do you pronounce “original”?
“original” is pronounced /ɚˈɪdʒənəl/ (uh-I-juh-nuhl) in American English and /əɹɪdʒɪnəl/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “ig”. Build it as or-IG-in-al, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “original” have?
4: or · ig · in · al. The beat lands on the second, “ig”.
Is “original” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɚˈɪdʒənəl/ (uh-I-juh-nuhl); British English says /əɹɪdʒɪnəl/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “original” mean?
As a noun: an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made For example: “The museum displayed the original manuscript behind thick glass.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “original”?
Stress the second syllable: or-IG-in-al. “ig” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Now say “original” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.