"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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/ɪˈθɪɹiəɫ/
🇺🇸 IPA (US)
/iːθˈiəɹɪəl/
🇬🇧 IPA (UK)
"ethereal" has 4 syllables: ethereal. It rhymes with immaterial and venereal, if that helps it stick.
adjective
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"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.
"Ethereal" has 4 syllables.
The IPA transcription of "ethereal" is /ɪˈθɪɹiəɫ/.
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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