English pronunciation · Words Starting with P
Parallel Pronunciation
Parallel is pronounced PE-ruh-lel, IPA /ˈpɛrəˌlɛl/.
PE-ruh-lel
US /ˈpɛrəˌlɛl/ · UK /ˈpærəˌlɛl/
Syllables: PE · ruh · lel (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
adjective, noun and verb: Running side by side at a constant distance, or a similarity between two things.
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Parallel in a Sentence
- The two roads run parallel for about a mile.
- There is a clear parallel with what happened in 1998.
- Her career parallels his almost exactly.
Common Mispronunciations of Parallel
Not puh-RA-luhl
Weight belongs at the opening, PE. Moving it to the middle also makes the spelling harder to recall.
Not PE-ruh-luhl
Give the final syllable a full e, as in bell. It is the only part after the first that keeps its colour.
Tip: Three syllables: PE-ruh-lel. The spelling has two l letters together only once, at the end.
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