To pronounce "animal", say AN-im-al — 3 syllables, IPA /ˈænəməɫ/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
animal
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/ˈænəməɫ/
🇺🇸 IPA (US)
/ˈænɪməl/
🇬🇧 IPA (UK)
Break "animal" into 3 beats and lean on "AN" — that's the stressed one. It rhymes with anomal, if that helps it stick.
noun
“A cat is an animal, not a plant. Humans are also animals, under the scientific definition, as we are not plants.”
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"Animal" has 3 syllables: an · im · al.
The IPA transcription of "animal" is /ˈænəməɫ/.
Animal: In scientific usage, a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (distinguishing it from plants).
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