How to pronounce historical
his·TOR·i·cal
"historical" has 4 syllables. The stress is on the second syllable: TOR.
- Sounds like
- hih-STAW-rih-kuhl
- IPA (American)
- /hɪˈstɔrɪkəl/
- Rhythm
- da-DAAA-da-da
Words ending in -ical put the stress right before the ending. The same rule works for many other words.