WORD CHARMER Pronunciation

How to pronounce extraordinary

ex·tra·OR·di·na·ry

"extraordinary" has 6 syllables. The stress is on the third syllable: OR.

Sounds like
ek-struh-OR-duh-neh-ree
IPA (American)
/ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri/
Rhythm
da-da-DAAA-da-da-da

It can also be said

  • ik-STROR-duh-neh-ree /ɪkˈstrɔrdəˌnɛri/, with the stress on the second syllable

When a word has two stress patterns, the meaning can change too, as in a REC-ord and to re-CORD.

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