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How to pronounce excludable

Say it like iks-KLOO-duh-bul. Excludable has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (KLOO).

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US American/ɪksˈkludəbəl/iks-KLOO-duh-bul
UK British/ɪksˈkluːdəbəl/iks-KLOO-duh-bul
  • iks
  • KLOO
  • duh
  • bul
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Excludable pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. iksKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
  2. KLOOSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "oo" in food.
  3. duhKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.
  4. bulKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.

American vs British pronunciation of excludable

American and British speakers say excludable in essentially the same way: /ɪksˈkludəbəl/ in the US and /ɪksˈkluːdəbəl/ in the UK.

British respelling: iks-KLOO-duh-bul.

What does excludable mean?

adjective
  1. Able to be excluded.
  2. To which access can be restricted to only paying customers.“Air is not an excludable good: it is available to everybody for free.”
noun
  1. One who or that which can be excluded.

Where does excludable come from?

From exclude + -able.

Questions about saying excludable

How do you pronounce excludable?

Say iks-KLOO-duh-bul. The American pronunciation is /ɪksˈkludəbəl/. In British English it is /ɪksˈkluːdəbəl/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in excludable?

Excludable has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (KLOO). Broken into parts: iks · KLOO · duh · bul.

Do Americans and Brits say excludable the same way?

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

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