English pronunciation · Words Starting with P
Perpetual Pronunciation
Perpetual is pronounced per-PE-choo-uhl, IPA /pɝˈpɛtʃuəl/.
per-PE-choo-uhl
US /pɝˈpɛtʃuəl/ · UK /pəˈpɛtʃuːəl/
Syllables: per · PE · choo · uhl (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adjective: Never ending, or repeated so often that it seems never to stop.
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Perpetual in a Sentence
- The perpetual noise from the yard wore them down.
- She lives in perpetual fear of the next bill.
- A perpetual calendar needs no replacing.
Common Mispronunciations of Perpetual
Not per-PE-tyoo-uhl
The tu block comes out as choo in ordinary speech, the way it does in actual and virtue.
Not PER-pe-choo-uhl
PE in second place is the loud one, with the per in front of it quiet and quick.
Tip: Perpetuate and perpetuity keep the same choo in the middle and move the beat one place further along.
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