English pronunciation · Words Starting with R
Racial Pronunciation
Racial is pronounced RAY-shuhl, IPA /ˈreɪʃəl/.
RAY-shuhl
US /ˈreɪʃəl/ · UK /ˈreɪʃəl/
Syllables: RAY · shuhl (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
adjective: Having to do with race or with relations between races.
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Racial in a Sentence
- The survey asks about racial background.
- Racial segregation was outlawed in stages.
- She writes on racial inequality in housing.
Common Mispronunciations of Racial
Not RA-shuhl
Race and racial share a long ay. Shortening it is the commonest slip here.
Not RAY-see-uhl
Two beats. Those letters ci spell one sh, so the ending matches special and social.
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