parachute paradise paradox paraffin paragraph parallel paralyse paramount paranoid parasite parasol
The list above contains examples of words where the sequence <para> is pronounced pærə and where the first syllable of the word bears the main stress.
ˌparaˈdoxical ˌParaˈlympics ˌparaˈllelogram ˌparaˈmedic ˌparaˈnoia ˌparapherˈnalia ˌparaˈtyphoid
In this second list the pronunciation is still pærə, but in these examples the first syllable of the word bears a secondary stress as shown.
The name Paraguay can be either ˈpærəɡwaɪ or ˌpærəˈɡwaɪ.
Notice the pronunciation of parabola = pəˈræbələ and parameter = pəˈræmɪtə.
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