How To Pronounce Ridicule

In British English, ridicule is pronounced /ˈrɪd.ɪ.kjuːl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈrɪd.ɪ.kj̥ʷuːɫ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈrɪd.ə.kjuːl/.

Ridicule has three 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.