How to Pronounce “conciliatory”

American (US)

/kənˈsɪl.i.əˌtɔɹ.i/

adjective — Willing to conciliate, or to make concessions.

Where the stress falls. “conciliatory” has 6 syllables, and the transcription /kənˈsɪl.i.əˌtɔɹ.i/ puts the primary stress mark (ˈ) before the second one — so the second syllable is the longest and loudest. The others are said quickly and lightly.

An unstressed vowel reduces to schwa. /kənˈsɪl.i.əˌtɔɹ.i/ contains a schwa /ə/ — the short, neutral “uh” that English unstressed syllables collapse into. Saying /ə/ there, instead of the vowel the spelling suggests, is most of what makes the word sound native.

What does "conciliatory" mean?

conciliatory (adjective): Willing to conciliate, or to make concessions.

What is the IPA transcription of "conciliatory"?

/kənˈsɪl.i.əˌtɔɹ.i/ in American English.

Which syllable is stressed in "conciliatory"?

“conciliatory” has 6 syllables, and the transcription /kənˈsɪl.i.əˌtɔɹ.i/ puts the primary stress mark (ˈ) before the second one — so the second syllable is the longest and loudest. The others are said quickly and lightly.