How to pronounce “paella”
Say “paella” in 3 beats
paella
/paɪˈɛlə/
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- paɪpaɪ
- ɛɛstress
- lələ
- IPA (American)
- /paɪˈɛlə/
- IPA (British)
- /paɪˈɛlə/
- Also accepted
- /pɑˈeɪjə/
- Respelling
- py-EL-uh
- Syllables
- 3 — paɪ-Ɛ-lə
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: paɪ-Ɛ-lə. “ɛ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
Where “paella” goes wrong
- Often heard
“pay-ELL-ah”
the ll is a y sound in Spanish: py-EL-uh, or py-AY-yuh
What “paella” means
- noun
saffron-flavored dish made of rice with shellfish and chicken
Say it in a sentence
“They cooked a paella big enough for the whole street.”“paella”, answered
How do you pronounce “paella”?
“paella” is pronounced /paɪˈɛlə/ (py-EL-uh), and /pɑˈeɪjə/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “ɛ”. Build it as paɪ-Ɛ-lə, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “paella” have?
3: paɪ · ɛ · lə. The beat lands on the second, “ɛ”.
Is “paella” /paɪˈɛlə/ or /pɑˈeɪjə/?
Both. /paɪˈɛlə/ is the form dictionaries list first (py-EL-uh).
What does “paella” mean?
As a noun: saffron-flavored dish made of rice with shellfish and chicken For example: “They cooked a paella big enough for the whole street.”
Where is the stress in “paella”?
Stress the second syllable: paɪ-Ɛ-lə. “ɛ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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