How to pronounce “pellucid”
Say “pellucid” in 3 beats
pellucid
/pəˈlusɪd/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /pəˈluːsɪd/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- pelpə
- luclustress
- idsɪd
- IPA (American)
- /pəˈlusɪd/
- IPA (British)
- /pəˈluːsɪd/
- Respelling
- puh-LOO-sid
- Syllables
- 3 — pel-LUC-id
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: pel-LUC-id. “luc” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/pəˈlusɪd/
/pəˈluːsɪd/
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Where “pellucid” goes wrong
- Often heard
“PELL-yoo-sid”
the stress is on LOO, the second syllable
What “pellucid” means
- adjective
transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
“the cold crystalline water of melted snow”
- adjective
(of language) transparently clear; easily understandable; ; ; - Robert Burton
“writes in a limpid style”
Say it in a sentence
“Her explanation was pellucid even for a complete beginner.”“pellucid”, answered
How do you pronounce “pellucid”?
“pellucid” is pronounced /pəˈlusɪd/ (puh-LOO-sid) in American English and /pəˈluːsɪd/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “luc”. Build it as pel-LUC-id, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “pellucid” have?
3: pel · luc · id. The beat lands on the second, “luc”.
Is “pellucid” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /pəˈlusɪd/ (puh-LOO-sid); British English says /pəˈluːsɪd/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “pellucid” mean?
As an adjective: transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity For example: “the cold crystalline water of melted snow” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “pellucid”?
Stress the second syllable: pel-LUC-id. “luc” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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