How to pronounce “proportional”
Say “proportional” in 4 beats
proportional
/pɹəˈpɔɹʃənəl/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /pɹəpɔːʃənəl/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- proppɹə
- orpɔɹstress
- tionʃə
- alnəl
- IPA (American)
- /pɹəˈpɔɹʃənəl/
- IPA (British)
- /pɹəpɔːʃənəl/
- Respelling
- pruh-PAWR-shuh-nuhl
- Syllables
- 4 — prop-OR-tion-al
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: prop-OR-tion-al. “or” 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
/pɹəˈpɔɹʃənəl/
/pɹəpɔːʃənəl/
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What “proportional” means
- noun
one of the quantities in a mathematical proportion
- adjective
properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'
“the punishment ought to be proportional to the crime”
- adjective
having a constant ratio
Say it in a sentence
“The fee is proportional to the number of guests.”“proportional”, answered
How do you pronounce “proportional”?
“proportional” is pronounced /pɹəˈpɔɹʃənəl/ (pruh-PAWR-shuh-nuhl) in American English and /pɹəpɔːʃənəl/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “or”. Build it as prop-OR-tion-al, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “proportional” have?
4: prop · or · tion · al. The beat lands on the second, “or”.
Is “proportional” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /pɹəˈpɔɹʃənəl/ (pruh-PAWR-shuh-nuhl); British English says /pɹəpɔːʃənəl/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “proportional” mean?
As a noun: one of the quantities in a mathematical proportion For example: “The fee is proportional to the number of guests.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “proportional”?
Stress the second syllable: prop-OR-tion-al. “or” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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