pronunciation of "considerable:" kən-ˈsi-dər(-ə)-bəl

[WilliamTaft]

The pronunciation of "considerable" in Merriam-Webster: kən-ˈsi-dər(-ə)-bəl

Would you drop the schwa in parenthesis when saying "considerable"?

 

[Piscean]

I wouldn't. Presumably the editors of the dictionary are aware that some people do.

 

[teechar]

I wonder if they've made a mistake and marked the wrong schwa. Typical BrE pronunciation does not have the one before that one.

considerable

1. large or of noticeable importance: 2. large or of noticeable importance…

dictionary.cambridge.org

I've never heard "considerable" pronounced as "kən-ˈsi-dər-bəl".

 

[emsr2d2]

That seems like a strange one to omit to me too. We commonly don't pronounce the first "e" so it sounds like "con-sid-ruh-bull" (I don't do phonetics!)

 

[teechar]

I hope some of our AmE speakers can comment. @probus? @Tarheel?

 

[Tarheel]

I stress the second syllable when I say that. And I use all five syllables. (It's not hard.)

 

[probus]

Here in Canada most of us use the American pronunciation of five syllables as @Tarheel put it. But some people say conSIDrable.

 

[Amigos4]

I agree with @Tarheel and @probus. I stress the second syllable when I say ”considerable”. Considerable