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Try LingUp Now!Start with a short 'i' sound: /ɪn/ (in).
Stress the second syllable: /krɛdʒ/ (krej). The 'd' and 'u' combine to make a 'j' sound, like in 'judge'.
Finish with two soft 'uh' sounds: /ələs/ (uh-luss). The final 'o-u-s' sounds like 'us'.
Stressing the first syllable (IN-cred-u-lous) instead of the second (in-CRED-u-lous).
Pronouncing 'cred-u' as two separate sounds (cred-you) instead of blending them into /krɛdʒ/ (krej).
Saying the ending '-lous' like 'lows' instead of a soft /ləs/ (luss).
Start with a short 'i' sound: /ɪn/ (in).
Stress the second syllable: /krɛdj/ (kredj). The 'd' and 'u' combine to make a 'dy' sound, like in 'due'.
Finish with /ʊləs/ (oo-luss). The 'u' is a short sound like in 'put', followed by 'luss'.
Stressing the wrong syllable (IN-cred-u-lous).
Using the American 'j' sound (/dʒ/) instead of the British 'dy' sound (/dj/).
Pronouncing the middle 'u' sound as a schwa /ə/ (uh) instead of /ʊ/ (oo).
It is the same sound as the 'j' in 'judge' or the 'g' in 'gentle'. Your tongue tip touches the roof of your mouth and then releases with air.
The stress is on the second syllable. Say it like this: in-CRED-u-lous. Make the 'CRED' part louder and longer.
No, the 'u' is not silent. It changes the sound of the 'd' before it. In American English, 'du' becomes /dʒ/. In British English, it becomes /dj/.
Not able or not willing to believe something; showing disbelief.
/ˌɪnkrɪˈduːləti/
The feeling of not believing something.
/ɪnˈkrɛdʒələsli/
In a way that shows you do not believe something.
/ˈkrɛdəbl/
Easy to believe; convincing.
- in-cre-DU-li-ty.
In 'incredulously', the stress stays on the second syllable, but you add a 'lee' sound at the end.
In 'credible', the stress is on the first syllable (CRED-i-ble), and the 'd' is a simple /d/ sound.
The meaning of a word can be unclear if you use the wrong stress. Practice saying 'in-CRED-u-lous' out loud, emphasizing the second syllable.
In American English, the letters 'd' + 'u' often make a /dʒ/ (j) sound. You can hear this in other words like 'education' (e-joo-cation) and 'procedure' (pro-cee-jer).
