Come pronunciare «cruel» in inglese
ˈkruːəl
KROO·əl
Accento principale: KROO
Ascolta madrelingua dire «cruel» nel contesto di video reali
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “cruel”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
KROO
Tense long vowel with sustained acoustic resonance.
əl
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
Primary emphasis falls on the first syllable ("KROO"). Elevate your pitch and sustain the vowel length on this syllable while relaxing the surrounding syllables.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
The Trap: Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels.
How Native Speakers Say It: Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When "cruel" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "cruel is" sounds like "cruel-iz").
In natural sentences, avoid over-stressing "cruel" unless it conveys the core contrast or focal point of your message.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“- Cruel. - Cruel, absolutely terrifying, and I said I wanted to learn cuneiform, and he wasn't at all pleased”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“cruel. It's better to either not know or to not exist. But to know that that's what's going to happen”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“cruel euphemism for the fact that they want to be able to identify us, but not to help us.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“cruel people. That at some level, many of them, and maybe many of us, would sometimes like to be.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“cruel deaths and despair in Ukraine the most serious armed conflict in Europe since the Second World War”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“cruel in a nice way still with you more yeah that's the stupid uh tony's walk um”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
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- Cruel. - Cruel, absolutely terrifying, and I said I wanted to learn cuneiform, and he wasn't at all pleased
Ascolta nel contesto: “cruel”
1921 clipThe Inglese word “cruel” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ˈkruːəl (phonetic respelling: KROO-əl). Phonologically, it consists of 2 syllables (KROO · əl), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (KROO). Grammatically, “cruel” functions as a adjective, adverb, verb. SayItVid indexes 1921 authentic Inglese video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “cruel” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USClip #1 · @41:20
“rather a Sherlock Holmes kind of figure, aesthetic, bony, sarcastic, cruel. - Cruel. - Cruel, absolutely terrifying, and I said I wanted to learn cuneiform, and he wasn't at all pleased - Cruel, absolutely terrifying, and I said”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #2 · @6:10
“created that knew that fact? That's cruel. It's better to either not know or to not exist. But to know that that's what's going to happen or to not exist. But to know that that's”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #3 · @5:32
“So, the really strange thing about this is, while it's called personalization, that is a very cruel euphemism for the fact that they want to be able to identify us, but not to help us. They want to take our data from us, but not to use it to improve our lives in any substantive way.”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #4 · @7:00
“they allow their followers to be the narcissistic, sadistic, cruel people. That at some level, many of them, and maybe many of us, would sometimes like to be. That at some level, many of them,”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @1:16
“devastation cruel deaths and despair in Ukraine the most serious armed conflict in Europe since the Second World War the most serious armed conflict in Europe since the Second World War”
Definizione e significato: “cruel”
- Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless.
- Harsh; severe.
- To a great degree; terribly.
- To spoil or ruin (one's chance of success)
- To violently provoke (a child) in the belief that this will make them more assertive.
Frasi di esempio nel contesto (3)
- “The supervisor was very cruel to Josh, as he would always give Josh the hardest, most degrading work he could find.”
- “We're certainly having quite a cruel winter this year.”
- “- Cruel. - Cruel, absolutely terrifying, and I said I wanted to learn cuneiform, and he wasn't at all pleased”
Frasi ed espressioni comuni
Pronuncia: “cruel”
- Pronunciation:
- KROO-əl
- Sillabe:
- KROO · əl
- Written Hyphenation:
- cru · el
- Accento principale:
- KROO
- IPA:
- ˈkruːəl
- Ascolta nel contesto
- cruel
Sinonimi: “cruel”
Ascolta parole semanticamente correlate a “cruel” in veri spezzoni video:
Parole che fanno rima con “cruel”
-uəlParole con suono identico (Omofoni)
Suono unicoNessun omofono noto per "cruel" (⁄ˈkruːəl⁄).
Domande frequenti su «cruel»
Come si pronuncia «cruel» in inglese?
«cruel» si pronuncia ⁄ˈkruːəl⁄ (KROO-əl). Ascolta i video clip di madrelingua sopra per sentirla in una conversazione reale.
Quante sillabe ha «cruel»?
«cruel» ha 2 sillabe: KROO · əl.
Dov’è l’accento in «cruel»?
L’accento principale in «cruel» cade su «KROO». Presta attenzione alla sillaba accentata nei video sopra.
Cosa significa «cruel»?
Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless.
Come posso ascoltare «cruel» in frasi reali?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “cruel”?
Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels. Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).