English pronunciation · Words Starting with N
Naval Pronunciation
Naval is pronounced NAY-vuhl, IPA /ˈneɪvəl/.
NAY-vuhl
US /ˈneɪvəl/ · UK /ˈneɪvəl/
Syllables: NAY · vuhl (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
adjective: Relating to a navy or to warships.
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Naval in a Sentence
- The naval base closed in the nineties.
- He had a long naval career.
- Both sides took heavy naval losses.
Common Mispronunciations of Naval
Not NA-vuhl
Build it off navy: the same long ay opens both words.
Not nuh-VAL
The stress never moves to the back here. A rear beat makes the word sound French.
Tip: Naval and navel are said identically. Naval concerns ships; a navel is a belly button.
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