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Try LingUp Now!Start with 'ri', which sounds like 'rye' /raɪ/.
Add 'val', emphasizing the 'v' sound and a schwa sound for the 'a' /vəl/.
Stress the first syllable: RI-val.
ri-vol (ri-vol)
ray-vil (ray-vil)
re-vil (re-vil)
Start with 'ri', which sounds like 'rye' /raɪ/.
Add 'val', emphasizing a clear 'v' sound and a schwa sound for the 'a' /vəl/.
Stress the first syllable: RI-val.
ri-vol (ri-vol)
ray-vil (ray-vil)
re-vil (re-vil)
No, the second syllable uses a schwa sound, not a clear 'e'.
The stress is on the first syllable: RI-val.
The 'i' is pronounced like a long 'i', as in 'rye'.
A person or thing competing with another.
/ˈraɪ.vəl.ri/
Competition for the same objective.
/ˈraɪ.vəl·rəs/
Having the nature of a rivalry.
/əˈraɪv/
To reach a place.
- 'rye' repeated in first and second syllable.
- Similar start but different endings.
- Different starting vowel sounds.
Ensure the stress is on the first syllable to pronounce 'rival' correctly.
Remember that the 'i' is long and the second syllable has a schwa sound.
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