How to pronounce "pentecostals" in English
pen·te·CO·stals
Primary stress: co
Hear native speakers say pentecostals in context across real video clips
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Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “pentecostals”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
pen
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
te
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
CO
Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.
stals
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Primary emphasis falls on the third syllable ("CO"). Raise 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 "pentecostals" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "pentecostals is" sounds like "pentecostals-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "pentecostals" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“particularly oftentimes if i'm teaching about 20 20th or 21st century pentecostals or evangelicals”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“deal do you remember the Pentecostals that rushed into our Embassy during the Carter Administration they were still there and we couldn't expel them because”— StanfordWatch clip
“tongues and so these are the return of so the so Pentecostals think of themselves as essentially um as recurrences of the”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“that you you're said to be a religious man from the family of Pentecostals is”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“The founding fathers were very afraid of Baptists taking over from the Pentecostals.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“doctrinal Presbyterians don't understand Pentecostals Pentecostals don't understand Presbyterians uh Calvinists don't”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
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particularly oftentimes if i'm teaching about 20 20th or 21st century pentecostals or evangelicals
Hear it in context: “pentecostals”
21 clipsThe English word “pentecostals”. Phonologically, it consists of 4 syllables (pen · te · co · stals), with primary lexical stress placed on the 3rd syllable (co). Grammatically, “pentecostals” functions as a adjective, noun. SayItVid indexes 21 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “pentecostals” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from Harvard University, Stanford, MIT OpenCourseWare.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USHarvard UniversityClip #1 · @18:21
“i'm a professor of religion religion in america particularly oftentimes if i'm teaching about 20 20th or 21st century pentecostals or evangelicals or 21st century pentecostals or evangelicals”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #2 · @34:28
“talking amazing was a human rights deal do you remember the Pentecostals that rushed into our Embassy during the Carter Administration they were still there and we couldn't expel them because Carter Administration they were still there and we couldn't expel them because”
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #3 · @29:19
“look in Acts there's a the apostles are start speaking in in uh in tongues and so these are the return of so the so Pentecostals think of themselves as essentially um as recurrences of the themselves as essentially um as recurrences of the”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #4 · @12:57
“there to correct everything in my disposal if I knew it but I didn't know that you you're said to be a religious man from the family of Pentecostals is that right yes it's true how does gang rape and sodomize ation fit in with your”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @5:10
“There wasn't a feeling of Christian. The founding fathers were very afraid of Baptists taking over from the Pentecostals. Everybody was afraid of the Catholics.”
Definition & Meaning: “pentecostals”
- Of, or relating to Pentecost.
- Of, or relating to a Christian religious movement that emphasizes the Holy Spirit.
- A member of a Pentecostal church.
- An offering formerly made to the parish priest, or to the mother church, at Pentecost.
Example Sentences (3)
- “The Pentecostals had drowned them with their discotheque music, frenzied dancing and ecstatic prayer.”
- “particularly oftentimes if i'm teaching about 20 20th or 21st century pentecostals or evangelicals”
- “deal do you remember the Pentecostals that rushed into our Embassy during the Carter Administration they were still there and we couldn't expel them because”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “pentecostals”
- Syllables:
- pen · te · co · stals
- Primary stress:
- co
- Hear it in context
- pentecostals
Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"pentecostals" has no true homophones in standard English — there are no other words with identical pronunciation. Unlike sound-alike pairs like there / their or peace / piece, "pentecostals" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about pentecostals
How many syllables are in “pentecostals”?
“pentecostals” has 4 syllables: pen · te · co · stals.
Where is the stress in “pentecostals”?
The primary stress in “pentecostals” is on “CO”. Listen for that stressed syllable in the clips above.
What does “pentecostals” mean?
Of, or relating to Pentecost.
How can I hear “pentecostals” used in real sentences?
This page has 21 real-world video examples of “pentecostals” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.
What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “pentecostals”?
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⁄).