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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “tutorial”

“tutorial” is pronounced /tuˈtɔɹiəl/ (too-TAW-ree-uhl) in American English and /tjuːtɔːɹɪəl/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “tɔ”.
The sound

Say “tutorial” in 4 beats

Say it like this

tutorial

/tuˈtɔɹiəl/

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

4 beats
  1. tutu
  2. tɔtɔstress
  3. ɹiɹi
  4. ələl
IPA (American)
/tuˈtɔɹiəl/
IPA (British)
/tjuːtɔːɹɪəl/
Respelling
too-TAW-ree-uhl
Syllables
4 — tu-TƆ-ɹi-əl
Stress
Stress the second syllable: tu-TƆ-ɹi-əl. “tɔ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
noun, adjective
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/tuˈtɔɹiəl/

British

/tjuːtɔːɹɪəl/

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Meaning

What “tutorial” means

  1. noun

    a session of intensive tuition given by a tutor to an individual or to a small number of students

  2. adjective

    of or relating to tutors or tutoring

    “tutorial sessions”

Say it in a sentence

“The tutorial group meets for an hour every Thursday.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
tt×2ulong ooɔawɹrɪəearll

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Questions

“tutorial”, answered

How do you pronounce “tutorial”?

“tutorial” is pronounced /tuˈtɔɹiəl/ (too-TAW-ree-uhl) in American English and /tjuːtɔːɹɪəl/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “tɔ”. Build it as tu-TƆ-ɹi-əl, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “tutorial” have?

4: tu · tɔ · ɹi · əl. The beat lands on the second, “tɔ”.

Is “tutorial” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /tuˈtɔɹiəl/ (too-TAW-ree-uhl); British English says /tjuːtɔːɹɪəl/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “tutorial” mean?

As a noun: a session of intensive tuition given by a tutor to an individual or to a small number of students For example: “The tutorial group meets for an hour every Thursday.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “tutorial”?

Stress the second syllable: tu-TƆ-ɹi-əl. “tɔ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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