How to pronounce delicious
de·LI·cious
"delicious" has 3 syllables. The stress is on the second syllable: LI.
- Sounds like
- dih-LISH-uhs
- IPA (American)
- /dɪˈlɪʃəs/
- Rhythm
- da-DAAA-da
Words ending in -ious put the stress right before the ending. The same rule works for many other words.