How To Pronounce Careless

In British English, careless is pronounced /ˈkeə.ləs/ or /ˈkeə.lɪs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈkʰeəʴ.ləs]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈker.ləs/.

Careless has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.