How to pronounce religious
re·LI·gious
"religious" has 3 syllables. The stress is on the second syllable: LI.
- Sounds like
- rih-LIJ-uhs
- IPA (American)
- /rɪˈlɪdʒəs/
- Rhythm
- da-DAAA-da
Words ending in -ious put the stress right before the ending. The same rule works for many other words.