English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Celestial Pronunciation
Celestial is pronounced suh-LES-chuhl, IPA /səˈlɛstʃəl/.
suh-LES-chuhl
US /səˈlɛstʃəl/ · UK /səˈlɛstjəl/
Syllables: suh · LES · chuhl (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adjective: Belonging to the sky or to outer space, or, in older writing, belonging to heaven.
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Celestial in a Sentence
- The telescope tracks celestial objects across the night sky.
- Medieval maps placed the celestial spheres one inside the other.
- Her voice had a strange celestial calm to it.
Common Mispronunciations of Celestial
Not se-LES-tee-uhl
Squeeze the tial ending into one block, chuhl. Spelling it out as tee-uhl adds a syllable English does not use here.
Not kuh-LES-chuhl
Read the opening c as s, the way the e after it demands. Celestial and cellar share that soft start.
Tip: Three syllables, suh-LES-chuhl, with the loud part in the middle.
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