How to pronounce “peripheral”
Say “peripheral” in 4 beats
peripheral
/pɚˈɪfɚəl/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /pəɹɪfəɹəl/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- perpɚ
- ipɪstress
- herfɚ
- aləl
- IPA (American)
- /pɚˈɪfɚəl/
- IPA (British)
- /pəɹɪfəɹəl/
- Also accepted
- /pɚˈɪfɹəl/
- Respelling
- puh-I-fuh-uhl
- Syllables
- 4 — per-IP-her-al
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: per-IP-her-al. “ip” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/pɚˈɪfɚəl/
/pəɹɪfəɹəl/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “peripheral” means
- noun
(computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer
“disk drives and printers are important peripherals”
- adjective
on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area
“Russia's peripheral provinces”
- adjective
related to the key issue but not of central importance
“a peripheral interest”
Say it in a sentence
“The printer is the only peripheral still plugged in.”“peripheral”, answered
How do you pronounce “peripheral”?
“peripheral” is pronounced /pɚˈɪfɚəl/ (puh-I-fuh-uhl) in American English and /pəɹɪfəɹəl/ in British English, and /pɚˈɪfɹəl/ is also accepted — 4 syllables, stressed on “ip”. Build it as per-IP-her-al, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “peripheral” have?
4: per · ip · her · al. The beat lands on the second, “ip”.
Is “peripheral” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /pɚˈɪfɚəl/ (puh-I-fuh-uhl); British English says /pəɹɪfəɹəl/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “peripheral” mean?
As a noun: (computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer For example: “disk drives and printers are important peripherals” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “peripheral”?
Stress the second syllable: per-IP-her-al. “ip” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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