English pronunciation

How to pronounce “perpendicular

Phonetic spelling

pur-puhn-DIK-yuh-luhr

IPA /ˌpɝpənˈdɪkjəɫɝ/

Syllable stress

pur·puhn·DIK·yuh·luhr

Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.

Hear it in a sentence

  • The wall must be perfectly perpendicular to the floor.

  • In geometry class, we learned how to draw a line perpendicular to another.

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