How to pronounce “trivial”
Say “trivial” in 3 beats
trivial
/ˈtɹɪviəl/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /tɹɪvɪəl/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- tɹɪtɹɪstress
- vivi
- ələl
- IPA (American)
- /ˈtɹɪviəl/
- IPA (British)
- /tɹɪvɪəl/
- Respelling
- TRI-vee-uhl
- Syllables
- 3 — TɹꞮ-vi-əl
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: TɹꞮ-vi-əl. “tɹɪ” 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
/ˈtɹɪviəl/
/tɹɪvɪəl/
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What “trivial” means
- adjective
(informal) small and of little importance
“a fiddling sum of money”
- adjective
of little substance or significance
“a few superficial editorial changes”
- adjective
concerned with trivialities
“a trivial young woman”
Say it in a sentence
“The argument was trivial, but it lasted three days.”“trivial”, answered
How do you pronounce “trivial”?
“trivial” is pronounced /ˈtɹɪviəl/ (TRI-vee-uhl) in American English and /tɹɪvɪəl/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “tɹɪ”. Build it as TɹꞮ-vi-əl, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “trivial” have?
3: tɹɪ · vi · əl. The beat lands on the first, “tɹɪ”.
Is “trivial” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈtɹɪviəl/ (TRI-vee-uhl); British English says /tɹɪvɪəl/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “trivial” mean?
As an adjective: (informal) small and of little importance For example: “a fiddling sum of money” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “trivial”?
Stress the first syllable: TɹꞮ-vi-əl. “tɹɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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