English pronunciation · Words Starting with P
Personal Pronunciation
Personal is pronounced PUR-si-nuhl, IPA /ˈpɝsɪnəl/.
PUR-si-nuhl
US /ˈpɝsɪnəl/ · UK /ˈpɜːsənəl/
Syllables: PUR · si · nuhl (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
adjective: Belonging to or concerning one particular person rather than anyone else.
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Personal in a Sentence
- These are my personal notes, not the official record.
- She took the comment as a personal attack.
- Personal data must be stored securely.
Common Mispronunciations of Personal
Not per-suh-NAL
Open loud on PUR and let the last two beats fade. Personnel, the staff of an organisation, is the word that stresses its ending.
Not PER-soh-nal
Both syllables after the first reduce almost to nothing, si then nuhl. Sounding them in full makes the word sound spelled out.
Tip: Personal and personnel differ mainly in where the beat lands: PUR-suh-nuhl against pur-suh-NEL.
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