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title: "How to Pronounce Cancel: IPA & Syllable Guide | Speakeroo"
description: "Pronounce Cancel as /ˈkæn.səl/ — KAN-suhl. Say it out loud and get free AI feedback in seconds. Stress falls on the first syllable."
url: "https://speakeroo.app/how-to-pronounce/cancel"
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# How to pronounce Cancel

/ˈkæn.səl/

KAN-suhl

Cancel has 2 syllables. The stress is on the first syllable, "kan". Capital letters in the respelling show where the stress falls.

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## Cancel syllables

Cancel has 2 syllables: KAN-suhl.

1. KAN kæn
2. suhl səl

KAN-sul, stress on the first syllable. The second syllable is a quick "sul" — not "sell", and not the "-sale" of "wholesale".

## 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.

### The a in cat

Open the jaw wider than for eh and spread the lips slightly. The a in cat is a distinct vowel, not eh or ah.

## Cancel in a sentence

- You can cancel the booking up to a day before you arrive.
- They had to cancel the match because of the fog.

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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 /l/ unclear Keep tongue-tip contact while raising the back of the tongue for a clear final /l/.
- Final consonant omitted Hold the final mouth position briefly without adding another vowel.
- Schwa not reduced Relax unstressed vowels toward a short neutral sound.
- Every syllable stressed equally Emphasise one main syllable and reduce the others.

## Questions

### How do you pronounce cancel?

Cancel is pronounced /ˈkæn.səl/, or KAN-suhl in plain letters. It has 2 syllables and the stress falls on the first syllable, "kan".

### How many syllables are in cancel?

2: KAN-suhl. The capital letters mark the stressed syllable.

### How do you use cancel in a sentence?

You can cancel the booking up to a day before you arrive. They had to cancel the match because of the fog.

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