How to Pronounce Ethereal

"Ethereal" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /ɪˈθɪɹiəɫ/ in IPA and it has 4 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents — the audio is the reliable guide for a word like this.

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4

Syllables

8

Letters

/ɪˈθɪɹiəɫ/

🇺🇸 IPA (US)

/iːθˈiəɹɪəl/

🇬🇧 IPA (UK)

💡 Tip for remembering “ethereal

"ethereal" has 4 syllables: ethereal. It rhymes with immaterial and venereal, if that helps it stick.

What does ethereal mean?

adjective

  1. Pertaining to the presupposition of an invisible air-like element permeating all of space, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere.
  2. Pertaining to the immaterial realm, as symbolically represented by, or (in earlier epochs) conflated with, such atmospheric and extra-atmospheric concepts.

noun

  1. Ellipsis of ethereal wave (“music genre”).

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Words that rhyme with ethereal

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immaterialvenerealmaterialarterialantibacterialbacterialmanagerialbiomaterial

Related words

airyaeriformsupernalcelestialaeryheavenlyaerialdelicate

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How do you pronounce "ethereal"?

"Ethereal" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /ɪˈθɪɹiəɫ/ in IPA and it has 4 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents — the audio is the reliable guide for a word like this.

How many syllables are in "ethereal"?

"Ethereal" has 4 syllables.

What is the IPA transcription of "ethereal"?

The IPA transcription of "ethereal" is /ɪˈθɪɹiəɫ/.

What does "ethereal" mean?

Ethereal: Pertaining to the presupposition of an invisible air-like element permeating all of space, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere.

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