English pronunciation · Words Starting with H
Herbal Pronunciation
Herbal is pronounced UR-buhl, IPA /ˈɝbəl/.
UR-buhl
US /ˈɝbəl/ · UK /ˈhɜːbəl/
Syllables: UR · buhl (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
adjective: Made from or relating to herbs, especially for medicine or for tea.
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Herbal in a Sentence
- She drinks herbal tea after six.
- The shop sells herbal remedies and little else.
- Herbal treatments were all the surgeon had in 1840.
Common Mispronunciations of Herbal
Not HUR-buhl (to an American ear)
Americans write an herbal tea because no h is sounded at all, and the article follows the sound rather than the spelling.
Not er-BAL
The opening beat takes the weight in both accents, and the ending is a weak buhl.
Tip: British speakers sound the h and say HUR-buhl, so a herbal tea is correct on that side of the Atlantic.
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