How to pronounce potential
po·TEN·tial
"potential" has 3 syllables. The stress is on the second syllable: TEN.
- Sounds like
- puh-TEN-shuhl
- IPA (American)
- /pəˈtɛnʃəl/
- Rhythm
- da-DAAA-da
Words ending in -ial put the stress right before the ending. The same rule works for many other words.