"Typical" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /ˈtɪpəkəɫ/ in IPA and it has 3 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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/ˈtɪpəkəɫ/
🇺🇸 IPA (US)
/tˈɪpɪkəl/
🇬🇧 IPA (UK)
"typical" has 3 syllables: typical.
adjective
noun
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"Typical" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /ˈtɪpəkəɫ/ in IPA and it has 3 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents — the audio is the reliable guide for a word like this.
"Typical" has 3 syllables.
The IPA transcription of "typical" is /ˈtɪpəkəɫ/.
Typical: Capturing the overall sense of a thing.
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