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How to pronounce astronautical

Say it like as-truh-NAH-tih-kul. Astronautical has five syllables, and the main stress falls on the third one (NAH).

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US American/ˌæstrəˈnɑtɪkəl/as-truh-NAH-tih-kul
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  • as
  • truh
  • NAH
  • tih
  • kul
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Astronautical pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. asGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
  2. truhKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.
  3. NAHSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ah" in father.
  4. tihKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
  5. kulKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.

What does astronautical mean?

adjective
  1. referring to travel in outer space

Where does astronautical come from?

From astronaut + -ical.

Questions about saying astronautical

How do you pronounce astronautical?

Say as-truh-NAH-tih-kul. The American pronunciation is /ˌæstrəˈnɑtɪkəl/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in astronautical?

Astronautical has five syllables, and the main stress falls on the third one (NAH). Broken into parts: as · truh · NAH · tih · kul.

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