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How to pronounce strategical

Say it like struh-TEE-jih-kul. Strategical has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (TEE).

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US American/strəˈtidʒɪkəl/struh-TEE-jih-kul
UK British/strəˈtiːdʒɪkəl/struh-TEE-jih-kul
  • struh
  • TEE
  • jih
  • kul
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Strategical pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. struhKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.
  2. TEESay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ee" in see.
  3. jihKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
  4. kulKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.

American vs British pronunciation of strategical

American and British speakers say strategical in essentially the same way: /strəˈtidʒɪkəl/ in the US and /strəˈtiːdʒɪkəl/ in the UK.

British respelling: struh-TEE-jih-kul.

What does strategical mean?

adjective
  1. Strategic.

Questions about saying strategical

How do you pronounce strategical?

Say struh-TEE-jih-kul. The American pronunciation is /strəˈtidʒɪkəl/. In British English it is /strəˈtiːdʒɪkəl/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in strategical?

Strategical has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (TEE). Broken into parts: struh · TEE · jih · kul.

Do Americans and Brits say strategical the same way?

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

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