How to pronounce “salubrious”
Say “salubrious” in 3 beats
salubrious
/səˈlubɹiəs/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /səˈluːbɹiəs/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- salsə
- ublustress
- riousbɹɪəs
- IPA (American)
- /səˈlubɹiəs/
- IPA (British)
- /səˈluːbɹiəs/
- Respelling
- suh-LOO-bree-uhs
- Syllables
- 3 — sal-UB-rious
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: sal-UB-rious. “ub” 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
/səˈlubɹiəs/
/səˈluːbɹiəs/
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Where “salubrious” goes wrong
- Often heard
“SAL-yoo-bree-us”
the stress is on LOO, the second syllable
What “salubrious” means
- adjective
promoting health; healthful; ; ; ; ; - C.B.Davis
“a healthy diet”
- adjective
favorable to health of mind or body
“not the most salubrious campsite”
Say it in a sentence
“They moved to a more salubrious part of the city.”“salubrious”, answered
How do you pronounce “salubrious”?
“salubrious” is pronounced /səˈlubɹiəs/ (suh-LOO-bree-uhs) in American English and /səˈluːbɹiəs/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ub”. Build it as sal-UB-rious, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “salubrious” have?
3: sal · ub · rious. The beat lands on the second, “ub”. Read letter by letter it looks like 4 (SAL-yoo-bree-us), and that careful version is not wrong — but ordinary speech runs it to 3.
Is “salubrious” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /səˈlubɹiəs/ (suh-LOO-bree-uhs); British English says /səˈluːbɹiəs/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “salubrious” mean?
As an adjective: promoting health; healthful; ; ; ; ; - C.B.Davis For example: “a healthy diet” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “salubrious”?
Stress the second syllable: sal-UB-rious. “ub” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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