English pronunciation · Words Starting with A
Aerial Pronunciation
Aerial is pronounced E-ree-uhl, IPA /ˈɛriəl/.
E-ree-uhl
US /ˈɛriəl/
Syllables: E · ree · uhl (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
adjective and noun: Happening in or coming from the air, and in British usage a rod or wire that receives broadcast signals.
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Aerial in a Sentence
- The aerial photographs showed the whole estate at once.
- Someone has bent the aerial on the roof again.
- Gulls made an aerial raid on the chip shop.
Common Mispronunciations of Aerial
Not ay-REE-uhl
Nothing past the opening carries volume. Pushing the beat onto the second part turns the word into the name Ariel, which English spells differently for that reason.
Not AY-ree-uhl
That opening ae is the e of air, not the ay of day. The spelling is a squashed Latin pair and the two letters share one vowel.
Tip: Three beats, E-ree-uhl, and the same opening vowel runs through aerobic and aerodrome.
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