How to pronounce “withdrawal”
Say “withdrawal” in 3 beats
withdrawal
/wɪðˈdɹɔəl/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /wɪðˈdɹɔːəl/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- withwɪð
- drawdɹɔstress
- aləl
- IPA (American)
- /wɪðˈdɹɔəl/
- IPA (British)
- /wɪðˈdɹɔːəl/
- Also accepted
- /wɪθˈdɹɔəl/
- Respelling
- widh-DRAW-uhl
- Syllables
- 3 — with-DRAW-al
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: with-DRAW-al. “draw” 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
/wɪðˈdɹɔəl/
/wɪðˈdɹɔːəl/
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Where “withdrawal” goes wrong
- Often heard
“with-DRAW-ul with an r at the end”/wɪðˈdɹɔɹəl/
there is no second r: the ending is simply -aw-uhl
What “withdrawal” means
- noun
a retraction of a previously held position
- noun
the act of taking out money or other capital
- noun
the act of withdrawing
“the withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam”
Say it in a sentence
“The withdrawal of the funding was announced without warning.”“withdrawal”, answered
How do you pronounce “withdrawal”?
“withdrawal” is pronounced /wɪðˈdɹɔəl/ (widh-DRAW-uhl) in American English and /wɪðˈdɹɔːəl/ in British English, and /wɪθˈdɹɔəl/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “draw”. Build it as with-DRAW-al, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “withdrawal” have?
3: with · draw · al. The beat lands on the second, “draw”.
Is “withdrawal” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /wɪðˈdɹɔəl/ (widh-DRAW-uhl); British English says /wɪðˈdɹɔːəl/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “withdrawal” mean?
As a noun: a retraction of a previously held position For example: “The withdrawal of the funding was announced without warning.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “withdrawal”?
Stress the second syllable: with-DRAW-al. “draw” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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