English pronunciation · Words Starting with B
Bela Pronunciation
Bela is pronounced BE-luh, IPA /ˈbɛlə/.
BE-luh
US /ˈbɛlə/
Syllables: BE · luh (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
proper noun: A Hungarian given name, as in the composer Bela Bartok, usually written Bela or Bela with an accent.
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Bela in a Sentence
- Bela Bartok collected folk songs across the region.
- Bela arrived on the overnight train.
- The part was written for Bela.
Common Mispronunciations of Bela
Not BAY-luh
The Hungarian e is the short e of bed, so the name opens like bell. A long ay belongs to the unrelated name Bayla.
Not buh-LAH
Weight stays on the first syllable, as it does throughout Hungarian. The second is a quick luh.
Tip: Two syllables, BE-luh. In Hungarian the accented first vowel is longer, closer to BAY-lo, but English settles on BE-luh.
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