English pronunciation · Words Starting with S
Spiritual Pronunciation
Spiritual is pronounced SPI-ri-choo-uhl, IPA /ˈspɪrɪˌtʃuəl/.
SPI-ri-choo-uhl
US /ˈspɪrɪˌtʃuəl/ · UK /ˈspɪrɪˌtʃuːəl/
Syllables: SPI · ri · choo · uhl (4 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
adjective and noun: Concerned with the soul rather than with material things, or a religious song of African American origin.
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Spiritual in a Sentence
- She described the walk as a spiritual experience.
- The choir closed with an old spiritual.
- He has no spiritual interest in any of this, only a financial one.
Common Mispronunciations of Spiritual
Not SPI-ri-too-uhl
A t followed by a u turns into ch in this word, so the third beat is choo. Virtual, mutual and actual all do the same.
Not spi-ri-TOO-uhl
Lead with SPI. Adding beats behind a word never moves the English stress to the end on its own.
Tip: Four beats, SPI-ri-choo-uhl. Careful British speech sometimes keeps a plain tyoo there instead of the ch.
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