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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “renewal”

“renewal” is pronounced /ɹɪˈnuəl/ (ri-NOO-uhl) in American English and /ɹɪnjuːəl/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ew”.
The sound

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renewal

/ɹɪˈnuəl/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɹɪnjuːəl/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

3 beats
  1. renɹɪ
  2. ewnustress
  3. aləl
IPA (American)
/ɹɪˈnuəl/
IPA (British)
/ɹɪnjuːəl/
Respelling
ri-NOO-uhl
Syllables
3 — ren-EW-al
Stress
Stress the second syllable: ren-EW-al. “ew” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
noun
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ɹɪˈnuəl/

British

/ɹɪnjuːəl/

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Meaning

What “renewal” means

  1. noun

    the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation

  2. noun

    the act of renewing

  3. noun

    filling again by supplying what has been used up

Say it in a sentence

“The renewal notice arrived a month before the policy ended.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
ɹrɪshort innulong ooəschwall

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Questions

“renewal”, answered

How do you pronounce “renewal”?

“renewal” is pronounced /ɹɪˈnuəl/ (ri-NOO-uhl) in American English and /ɹɪnjuːəl/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ew”. Build it as ren-EW-al, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “renewal” have?

3: ren · ew · al. The beat lands on the second, “ew”.

Is “renewal” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ɹɪˈnuəl/ (ri-NOO-uhl); British English says /ɹɪnjuːəl/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “renewal” mean?

As a noun: the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation For example: “The renewal notice arrived a month before the policy ended.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “renewal”?

Stress the second syllable: ren-EW-al. “ew” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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