English pronunciation · Words Starting with A
Abdominal Pronunciation
Abdominal is pronounced ab-DAH-muh-nuhl, IPA /æbˈdɑmənəl/.
ab-DAH-muh-nuhl
US /æbˈdɑmənəl/ · UK /æbˈdɒmɪnəl/
Syllables: ab · DAH · muh · nuhl (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adjective: Relating to the abdomen, the part of the body between the chest and the hips.
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Abdominal in a Sentence
- He was treated for abdominal pain.
- Abdominal muscles take months to rebuild.
- The scan showed no abdominal injury.
Common Mispronunciations of Abdominal
Not AB-duh-mi-nuhl
DAH in second place is the loud beat and there is no choice about it. The noun abdomen allows two readings, and the adjective allows one.
Not ab-doh-MY-nuhl
Nothing behind the loud beat keeps a full vowel: muh and nuhl both fade. The i in the spelling never becomes a long one.
Tip: Four beats, ab-DAH-muh-nuhl. British entries give ab-DOM-i-nuhl with a rounder vowel and the beat in the same place.
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