Archipelago pronunciation
Archipelago has 5 syllables. The stress is on the third syllable, "peh". Capital letters in the respelling show where the stress falls.
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Archipelago syllables
Archipelago has 5 syllables: ahr-kuh-PEH-luh-goh.
- ahrɑr
- kuhkə
- PEHpɛ
- luhlə
- gohɡoʊ
Ar-kuh-PEL-uh-goh, five syllables, stress on "pel". The "ch" is a hard k, as in "architect", and the final o is a full "oh".
Sounds to watch
The r sound
Pull the tongue back and up without touching the roof of the mouth. American r is never rolled or tapped.
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.
Gliding vowels
The ay and oh vowels glide: start on one sound and slide into a short ee or oo. Cutting them short makes them sound like eh and aw.
Archipelago in a sentence
- The ferry links the main islands of the archipelago twice a day.
- From the air, the archipelago looks like a scattering of green stones.
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- Stress placed on the wrong syllableMake the correct syllable longer, clearer and more prominent.
- /r/ and /l/ confusedTouch the ridge behind the teeth for /l/ but avoid tongue contact for /r/.
- Schwa not reducedRelax unstressed vowels toward a short neutral sound.
- Diphthong flattened into one vowelMove smoothly between both vowel positions.
- Every syllable stressed equallyEmphasise one main syllable and reduce the others.
Questions
How do you pronounce archipelago?
Archipelago is pronounced /ˌɑr.kə.ˈpɛ.lə.ˌɡoʊ/, or ahr-kuh-PEH-luh-goh in plain letters. It has 5 syllables and the stress falls on the third syllable, "peh".
How many syllables are in archipelago?
5: ahr-kuh-PEH-luh-goh. The capital letters mark the stressed syllable.
How do you use archipelago in a sentence?
The ferry links the main islands of the archipelago twice a day. From the air, the archipelago looks like a scattering of green stones.
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