Pronunciation

How to pronounce “salubrious

“salubrious” is pronounced /səˈlubɹiəs/ (suh-LOO-bree-uhs) in American English and /səˈluːbɹiəs/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ub”.
The sound

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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.

3 beats
  1. sal
  2. ublustress
  3. 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
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/səˈlubɹiəs/

British

/səˈluːbɹiəs/

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Where “salubrious” goes wrong

  • Often heard

    SAL-yoo-bree-us

    the stress is on LOO, the second syllable

Meaning

What “salubrious” means

  1. adjective

    promoting health; healthful; ; ; ; ; - C.B.Davis

    a healthy diet

  2. 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.
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

7 sounds, in the order you say them

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Questions

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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