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How to pronounce intracellular

Say it like in-trah-SEL-yuh-ler. Intracellular has five syllables, and the main stress falls on the third one (SEL).

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US American/ˌɪntrɑˈsɛljəlɚ/in-trah-SEL-yuh-ler
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  • in
  • trah
  • SEL
  • yuh
  • ler
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Intracellular pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. inGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
  2. trahKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "ah" in father.
  3. SELSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "e" in bed.
  4. yuhKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.
  5. lerKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "er" in butter.

What does intracellular mean?

adjective
  1. Inside or within a cell.“an intracellular process”

Where does intracellular come from?

From intra- + cellular.

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Questions about saying intracellular

How do you pronounce intracellular?

Say in-trah-SEL-yuh-ler. The American pronunciation is /ˌɪntrɑˈsɛljəlɚ/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in intracellular?

Intracellular has five syllables, and the main stress falls on the third one (SEL). Broken into parts: in · trah · SEL · yuh · ler.

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