How to Pronounce “parallel”
word
/ˈpɛɹəˌɫɛɫ/
PAIR-uh-lel
/pˈæɹəlˌɛl/
PA-ruh-lel
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈpɛɹəˌɫɛɫ/
British English
/pˈæɹəlˌɛl/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
PAIR-uh-lel
UK
PA-ruh-lel
Listen in Context
Two parallel lines never meet.
The two roads run parallel to each other.
Their ideas are parallel in many ways.
There's a weird parallel between his story and mine.