How to pronounce “particular”
Say “particular” in 4 beats
particular
/pɚˈtɪkjəlɚ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /pətɪkjʊlə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- parpɚ
- tictɪstress
- ulkjə
- arlɚ
- IPA (American)
- /pɚˈtɪkjəlɚ/
- IPA (British)
- /pətɪkjʊlə/
- Also accepted
- /ˌpɑˈtɪkjəlɚ/
- Respelling
- puh-TI-kyuh-luh
- Syllables
- 4 — par-TIC-ul-ar
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: par-TIC-ul-ar. “tic” 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
/pɚˈtɪkjəlɚ/
/pətɪkjʊlə/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “particular” means
- noun
a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
“he always reasons from the particular to the general”
- noun
a small part that can be considered separately from the whole
“it was perfect in all details”
- noun
(logic) a proposition that asserts something about some (but not all) members of a class
Say it in a sentence
“He remembered one particular that nobody else had noticed.”“particular”, answered
How do you pronounce “particular”?
“particular” is pronounced /pɚˈtɪkjəlɚ/ (puh-TI-kyuh-luh) in American English and /pətɪkjʊlə/ in British English, and /ˌpɑˈtɪkjəlɚ/ is also accepted — 4 syllables, stressed on “tic”. Build it as par-TIC-ul-ar, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “particular” have?
4: par · tic · ul · ar. The beat lands on the second, “tic”.
Is “particular” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /pɚˈtɪkjəlɚ/ (puh-TI-kyuh-luh); British English says /pətɪkjʊlə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “particular” mean?
As a noun: a fact about some part (as opposed to general) For example: “he always reasons from the particular to the general” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “particular”?
Stress the second syllable: par-TIC-ul-ar. “tic” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Now say “particular” and see every sound
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