How to pronounce “tribunal”
Say “tribunal” in 3 beats
tribunal
/tɹəˈbjunəl/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /tɹaɪbjuːnəl/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- tribtɹə
- unbjustress
- alnəl
- IPA (American)
- /tɹəˈbjunəl/
- IPA (British)
- /tɹaɪbjuːnəl/
- Respelling
- truh-BYOO-nuhl
- Syllables
- 3 — trib-UN-al
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: trib-UN-al. “un” 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
American and British are not the same here
/tɹəˈbjunəl/
/tɹaɪbjuːnəl/
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What “tribunal” means
- noun
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
Say it in a sentence
“The tribunal heard evidence from both sides in one day.”“tribunal”, answered
How do you pronounce “tribunal”?
“tribunal” is pronounced /tɹəˈbjunəl/ (truh-BYOO-nuhl) in American English and /tɹaɪbjuːnəl/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “un”. Build it as trib-UN-al, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “tribunal” have?
3: trib · un · al. The beat lands on the second, “un”.
Is “tribunal” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /tɹəˈbjunəl/ (truh-BYOO-nuhl); British English says /tɹaɪbjuːnəl/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “tribunal” mean?
As a noun: an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business For example: “The tribunal heard evidence from both sides in one day.”
Where is the stress in “tribunal”?
Stress the second syllable: trib-UN-al. “un” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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