How to pronounce material
ma·TER·i·al
"material" has 4 syllables. The stress is on the second syllable: TER.
- Sounds like
- muh-TIR-ee-uhl
- IPA (American)
- /məˈtɪriəl/
- Rhythm
- da-DAAA-da-da
Words ending in -ial put the stress right before the ending. The same rule works for many other words.