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How to pronounce adele

Say it like uh-DEL. Adele has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (DEL).

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US American/əˈdɛl/uh-DEL
UK British/əˈdɛl/uh-DEL
  • uh
  • DEL
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Adele pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. uhKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.
  2. DELSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "e" in bed.

American vs British pronunciation of adele

American and British speakers say adele in essentially the same way: /əˈdɛl/ in the US and /əˈdɛl/ in the UK.

British respelling: uh-DEL.

What does adele mean?

noun
  1. An infinite sequence consisting of a real number and a p-adic number for every prime number p, such that all but finitely many of them are p-adic integers. More generally, a member of a self-dual topological ring built on any algebraic number field, and involving in a symmetric way all the completio

Where does adele come from?

Blend of additive + idele; coined by André Weil.

Words that rhyme with adele

Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of adele.

Questions about saying adele

How do you pronounce adele?

Say uh-DEL. The American pronunciation is /əˈdɛl/. In British English it is /əˈdɛl/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in adele?

Adele has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (DEL). Broken into parts: uh · DEL.

Do Americans and Brits say adele the same way?

Almost exactly. The American form is /əˈdɛl/ and the British form is /əˈdɛl/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.

Pronunciation from CMUdict; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).