English pronunciation · Words Starting with W
Wonderful Pronunciation
Wonderful is pronounced WUHN-der-fuhl, IPA /ˈwəndɝfəl/.
WUHN-der-fuhl
US /ˈwəndɝfəl/ · UK /ˈwʌndəfəl/
Syllables: WUHN · der · fuhl (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
adjective: Extremely good, or causing delight and admiration.
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Wonderful in a Sentence
- We had a wonderful week in the mountains.
- It is wonderful to see you again.
- The soup smelled wonderful from the doorway.
Common Mispronunciations of Wonderful
Not WUHN-der-full
The suffix is spelled with one l and sounds nothing like the word full. It flattens to fuhl, as careful and useful do.
Not WAHN-der-fuhl
Wander has the ah and this family does not. The o is the uh of cup from wonder right through to wonderfully.
Tip: Wonderfully adds a fourth beat and still leaves the volume where it was.
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