English pronunciation · Words Starting with S
Several Pronunciation
Several is pronounced SEV-ruhl, IPA /ˈsɛvɝəl/.
SEV-ruhl
US /ˈsɛvɝəl/ · UK /ˈsɛvrəl/
Syllables: SEV · ruhl (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
determiner and pronoun: More than two but not many.
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Several in a Sentence
- Several people asked the same question.
- We waited several hours for the ferry.
- Several of the windows need replacing.
Common Mispronunciations of Several
Not se-VE-ruhl
Lean on SEV and leave everything after it flat. Nothing in the middle is loud.
Not SEE-ver-uhl
Keep the first vowel short, as in seven. A long ee drifts towards severe, which means something quite different.
Tip: Most speakers squeeze it to two syllables in running speech, SEV-ruhl. The careful three-beat version is also fine.
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