English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Cereal Pronunciation
Cereal is pronounced SI-ree-uhl, IPA /ˈsɪriəl/.
SI-ree-uhl
US /ˈsɪriəl/ · UK /ˈsiərɪəl/
Syllables: SI · ree · uhl (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A grain grown for food, or a breakfast food made from one.
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Cereal in a Sentence
- We are out of cereal again.
- Cereal crops cover most of the eastern counties.
- He eats cereal at ten at night.
Common Mispronunciations of Cereal
Not suh-REE-uhl
The opening syllable is the stressed one and holds the ear vowel of here.
Not KE-ree-uhl
Words beginning ce- open with an s in English, as century, ceiling, and cement all do.
Tip: Cereal and serial sound identical, so a bowl of cereal and a serial number share a pronunciation.
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