How to pronounce “punctual”
Say “punctual” in 3 beats
punctual
/ˈpʌŋktʃuəl/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /pʌŋktʃuːəl/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- pʌŋkpʌŋkstress
- tʃutʃu
- ələl
- IPA (American)
- /ˈpʌŋktʃuəl/
- IPA (British)
- /pʌŋktʃuːəl/
- Respelling
- PUNGK-choo-uhl
- Syllables
- 3 — PɅŊK-tʃu-əl
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: PɅŊK-tʃu-əl. “pʌŋk” 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
/ˈpʌŋktʃuəl/
/pʌŋktʃuːəl/
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What “punctual” means
- adjective
acting or arriving or performed exactly at the time appointed
“she expected guests to be punctual at meals”
Say it in a sentence
“The morning train is punctual almost every single day.”“punctual”, answered
How do you pronounce “punctual”?
“punctual” is pronounced /ˈpʌŋktʃuəl/ (PUNGK-choo-uhl) in American English and /pʌŋktʃuːəl/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “pʌŋk”. Build it as PɅŊK-tʃu-əl, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “punctual” have?
3: pʌŋk · tʃu · əl. The beat lands on the first, “pʌŋk”.
Is “punctual” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈpʌŋktʃuəl/ (PUNGK-choo-uhl); British English says /pʌŋktʃuːəl/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “punctual” mean?
As an adjective: acting or arriving or performed exactly at the time appointed For example: “she expected guests to be punctual at meals”
Where is the stress in “punctual”?
Stress the first syllable: PɅŊK-tʃu-əl. “pʌŋk” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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