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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “truthfully”

“truthfully” is pronounced /ˈtɹuθfəli/ (TROOTH-fuh-lee) in American English and /tɹuːθfəli/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “truth”.
The sound

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truthfully

/ˈtɹuθfəli/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /tɹuːθfəli/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

3 beats
  1. truthtɹuθstress
  2. fulfə
  3. lyli
IPA (American)
/ˈtɹuθfəli/
IPA (British)
/tɹuːθfəli/
Respelling
TROOTH-fuh-lee
Syllables
3 — TRUTH-ful-ly
Stress
Stress the first syllable: TRUTH-ful-ly. “truth” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
adverb
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈtɹuθfəli/

British

/tɹuːθfəli/

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Meaning

What “truthfully” means

  1. adverb

    with truth

    “I told him truthfully that I had just returned from my vacation”

Say it in a sentence

“Answer truthfully, even if the answer is uncomfortable.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

8 sounds, in the order you say them
ttɹrulong ooθth voicelessffəschwallilong e

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Questions

“truthfully”, answered

How do you pronounce “truthfully”?

“truthfully” is pronounced /ˈtɹuθfəli/ (TROOTH-fuh-lee) in American English and /tɹuːθfəli/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “truth”. Build it as TRUTH-ful-ly, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “truthfully” have?

3: truth · ful · ly. The beat lands on the first, “truth”.

Is “truthfully” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈtɹuθfəli/ (TROOTH-fuh-lee); British English says /tɹuːθfəli/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “truthfully” mean?

As an adverb: with truth For example: “I told him truthfully that I had just returned from my vacation”

Where is the stress in “truthfully”?

Stress the first syllable: TRUTH-ful-ly. “truth” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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