How to pronounce “substantial”
Say “substantial” in 3 beats
substantial
/səbˈstænʃəl/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /səbstanʃəl/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- subssəb
- tanstænstress
- tialʃəl
- IPA (American)
- /səbˈstænʃəl/
- IPA (British)
- /səbstanʃəl/
- Respelling
- suhb-STAN-shuhl
- Syllables
- 3 — subs-TAN-tial
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: subs-TAN-tial. “tan” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/səbˈstænʃəl/
/səbstanʃəl/
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What “substantial” means
- adjective
fairly large
“won by a substantial margin”
- adjective
having a firm basis in reality and being therefore important, meaningful, or considerable
“substantial equivalents”
- adjective
having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary; ; ; - Shakespeare
“the substantial world”
Say it in a sentence
“They received a substantial grant towards the new equipment.”“substantial”, answered
How do you pronounce “substantial”?
“substantial” is pronounced /səbˈstænʃəl/ (suhb-STAN-shuhl) in American English and /səbstanʃəl/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “tan”. Build it as subs-TAN-tial, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “substantial” have?
3: subs · tan · tial. The beat lands on the second, “tan”.
Is “substantial” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /səbˈstænʃəl/ (suhb-STAN-shuhl); British English says /səbstanʃəl/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “substantial” mean?
As an adjective: fairly large For example: “won by a substantial margin” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “substantial”?
Stress the second syllable: subs-TAN-tial. “tan” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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