Anomalous pronunciation
Anomalous has 4 syllables. The stress is on the second syllable, "nah". Capital letters in the respelling show where the stress falls.
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Anomalous syllables
Anomalous has 4 syllables: uh-NAH-muh-luhs.
- uhə
- NAHnɑ
- muhmə
- luhsləs
Uh-NOM-uh-lus, four syllables, stress on "nom". The first syllable is a weak "uh" — the stress does not fall on "an" as it does in "anomaly"’s cousin "annual".
The -s ending adds a syllable, pronounced iz, because the base word ends in a hissing sound.
Sounds to watch
The l sound
Touch the tongue tip to the ridge behind your top teeth. At the end of a syllable the l is darker and the back of the tongue rises.
Weak syllables
The unstressed syllables use a short, relaxed uh (schwa). Rushing through them lightly is correct; giving them a full vowel sounds unnatural.
Anomalous in a sentence
- The result was anomalous, so they ran the test again.
- One anomalous reading is not enough to change the model.
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What Speakeroo listens for
These are the pronunciation patterns from Speakeroo’s speech feature catalog that this target tends to expose. The check above reports the ones it hears.
- Final -s ending unclearUse the correct /s/, /z/ or /ɪz/ ending and keep it audible.
- Stress placed on the wrong syllableMake the correct syllable longer, clearer and more prominent.
- Final consonant omittedHold the final mouth position briefly without adding another vowel.
- Schwa not reducedRelax unstressed vowels toward a short neutral sound.
- Every syllable stressed equallyEmphasise one main syllable and reduce the others.
Questions
How do you pronounce anomalous?
Anomalous is pronounced /ə.ˈnɑ.mə.ləs/, or uh-NAH-muh-luhs in plain letters. It has 4 syllables and the stress falls on the second syllable, "nah".
How many syllables are in anomalous?
4: uh-NAH-muh-luhs. The capital letters mark the stressed syllable.
How do you use anomalous in a sentence?
The result was anomalous, so they ran the test again. One anomalous reading is not enough to change the model.
How is the ending of anomalous pronounced?
The -s ending adds a syllable, pronounced iz, because the base word ends in a hissing sound.
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