English pronunciation · Words Starting with N
Nocturnal Pronunciation
Nocturnal is pronounced nahk-TUR-nuhl, IPA /nɑkˈtɝnəl/.
nahk-TUR-nuhl
US /nɑkˈtɝnəl/ · UK /nɒkˈtɜːnəl/
Syllables: nahk · TUR · nuhl (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adjective: Active at night, or happening during the night.
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Nocturnal in a Sentence
- Badgers are largely nocturnal.
- She has settled into a nocturnal working pattern.
- The garden sounds different on a nocturnal visit.
Common Mispronunciations of Nocturnal
Not NOK-ter-nuhl
Weight belongs on the middle syllable, TUR. Starting loud flattens the whole word.
Not nahk-TUR-nayl
The -al ending reduces to a weak nuhl, as it does in eternal and external.
Tip: Three syllables: nahk-TUR-nuhl. The loud one rhymes with turn.
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