Pronouncing "uncomfortable" at normal speed in a sentence

As a native speaker, this is one of those words where if I actually started to think about how it’s pronounced, I would go crazy.

This is an example of reduction and elision, right? I usually say "uncomfterble" (I usually make an effort to keep the f in there). I think another popular example of this is "Probably". If I'm speaking slowly, I will pronounce "probably" with three syllables, but if I speed it up, it will be more like "probly". I should note that I still typically say "uncomfterble" when speaking slowly.

/ənkəmftərbl/ is how I’d pronounce it, so yeah, your pronunciation is pretty in line with native speakers.

As a native speaker I say it halfway between an M and an N. I wouldn’t worry.

Un cumf ter ble is how I pronounce it

We definitely switch the t and r at the end. Uncomftreble.

Un-cumft-erb-le

I've hear both ways plenty, I think it mainly depends on the region. You're definitely not gonna get weird looks if you fully pronounce it, but the other way may sound more natural to some. Neither is incorrect to me.

because it's a mouthful. a big part of language is communicating efficiently and concisely. long syllabic words get shortened often when speaking precisely for this reason.

My mom is from the Philippines and says "un-com-fort-able". When I was seven I said it like that in front of my (solely English speaking) cousin of the same age and he laughed so hard and for so long that he almost pissed himself. I've said it "un-comf-terble" ever since lmao.

I say “un-cumf-ter-bull/ble” (swallowed “u” sound in bull), typically with stress on the “cumf” portion. Un-come-for-table is how my particular generation in my particular part of the US was taught to remember how to SPELL the word (not unlike “pee-oh-pull” for people) but never how to pronounce!

I make the f shape but I'm not sure it's audible? So the second pronunciation is probably better

un com for ta ble doesn't work because the root word is comfort which is pronounced mort like like com f't that com fort - the key sounds are the f and t whereas in fort the stress would be on the vowel sound. in uncomfortable the original pronounciation of comfort remains mostly intact and then 'able' is the suffix, com for ta ble split doesn't work because it creating a distinct syllable between the end of comfort and the beginning of able which doesn't match the construction of the word.

In my experience, most people pronounce "comforable" with three syllables: "kumf-ter-bull". Pronouncing it "kum-fer-tuh-bull" sounds forced and unnatural to me.

I say "un•comft•turble". If I say it slowly and pronounce each part as it's written, my tongue gets tied so my mouth just says as I've written.

I’m American (from California) and I feel like I say “uncomferble”

I (American) have two work colleagues whose first languages are romance languages and speak essentially perfect English with occasional quirks. Both say "con fort able." It's part of their charm. Everyone respects their expert and even artful use of English language.

That’s normal. Just like chocolate isn’t “CHO-ko-layt” but “CHOCK-lit.” English has something called vowel reduction. Vowels tend to merge or become completely unpronounced in unstressed positions, and in some words a vowel is never pronounced in normal speech, no matter which variant of English you use.

*Five* syllables? Who's got the time for that? Four is plenty good enough. Un com fter bul

Five syllables is a *lot* for a fairly common word, and when you mix in that m-f-t sequence, it makes sense that its pronunciation has shifted and condensed. This is the same language, after all, whose originators pronounce “Gloucester” as “gloster” and “Worcester” as (something like) “wuhster”. Spelling tells us more about a word’s history and meaning than how to pronounce it.

You really could say it either way. It's like the word "crayon". Some people clearly pronounce the "y" and "o", but some just say "cran". A lot of English words are pronounced "lazily" for lack of a better term.

I always pronounce it with all 5 syllables and would feel uncomfortable to pronounce it with fewer. I’m the same with ‘excuse me’. Many just say ‘scuse me and I swear I’m so bothered by it that I’ve evicted the phrase from my vocabulary and will only use ‘pardon me’ instead. Haha. Ridiculous, I know. Ultimately though, it’s just personal preference so do what does make you comfortable. No one will hold it against you.

personally i say something like ng-kumf-tbl who needs vowels amirite

Are you able to nasalize your vowels? If you are able to pronounce it with nasalization on the first O (like [ʌnˈkʌ̃f.tɚ.bəl]), that is very close to how people generally say it, anyway. > I've always wondered why it's not pronounced as "un com for ta ble." You can certainly pronounce it this way. It generally sounds a little stilted, though. It also can sound a bit odd, like you're trying to form an inflection of the verb *comfort* (which does not normally exist) rather than saying the regular adjective *uncomfortable*: > He is un.com.fort.ab.le (He is unable to be comforted. / He is inconsolable.) > He is un.comf.ter.ble (He feels ill at ease.)

Metathesis

I would say un-cumf-terble

Because thats a mouthful. In my dialect comfortable has three syllables. Comf-ta-bull. You can also shorten it to comfy. It’s a much better word tbh. But uncomfortable doesn’t shorten so rev up your mouth, it’s got some work to do.

Because as with most languages, meticulously pronouncing every syllable all the time is not conducive to rapid, fluid speech, so we don’t bother trying.

I say "Un-cum-ftbl"

un-kumf-tubble or un-kumpf-terbble is how I say it

I pronounce it properly and so do most of the people I know. I think it's just where you come from and who you spend time with.

Afaik most people pronounce it uncomfterble

I teach my students to break it down into three syllables: kum-fta-bul Say it x50 times, and add 'un' for the final result.

I go back between all of these: - un com for ta ble - un com fert a ble - uncomfterble. Why? Because it’s easier to say… or it just happens. Slur.

I definitely say "un-kumpf-tra-bull".