English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Coastal Pronunciation
Coastal is pronounced KOH-stuhl, IPA /ˈkoʊstəl/.
KOH-stuhl
US /ˈkoʊstəl/ · UK /ˈkəʊstəl/
Syllables: KOH · stuhl (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
adjective: Near the sea, or belonging to the strip of land beside it.
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Coastal in a Sentence
- A coastal path runs the whole length of the county.
- Coastal towns empty out once the season ends.
- Erosion is worst along the coastal cliffs to the south.
Common Mispronunciations of Coastal
Not KAH-stuhl
Keep the first beat identical to coast. Flattening it towards cost drops the glide entirely.
Not koh-STAL
An -al ending is a weak stuhl and never takes the force.
Tip: In ordinary speech the s slides forward onto the second beat, which is why it is written KOH-stuhl.
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