"Eventually" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /iˈvɛnʃəɫi/ in IPA and it has 5 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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/iˈvɛnʃəɫi/
🇺🇸 IPA (US)
/ɪvˈɛntʃuːəli/
🇬🇧 IPA (UK)
"eventually" has 5 syllables: eventually.
adverb
“Eventually, all prime numbers are odd.”
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"Eventually" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /iˈvɛnʃəɫi/ in IPA and it has 5 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents — the audio is the reliable guide for a word like this.
"Eventually" has 5 syllables.
The IPA transcription of "eventually" is /iˈvɛnʃəɫi/.
Eventually: In the end; at some later time, especially after a long time, a series of problems, struggles, delays or setbacks.
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