comfortable
/ˈkʌmf.tə.bəl/Three syllables, not four. The spelling shows com-fort-a-ble, but natural speech collapses it to KUMF-tuh-bul.
Syllable breakdown
KUMF
/kʌmf/
tuh
/tə/
bul
/bəl/
English quietly deletes a syllable here. Written it looks like four beats; spoken it’s three: KUMF-tuh-bul. Trying to pronounce the -for- fully is the giveaway of a non-native rhythm.
Common mistakes
Pronouncing all four written syllablesThe -for- almost disappears. It's KUMF-tuh-bul, not com-FOR-tuh-bul.
Stressing the second syllableStress stays firmly on the first syllable. Everything after it is weak and quick.
Hear it in a sentence
"Make yourself comfortable — this will take a while."
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